Assessing the risk of future psychological abuse: Predicting the accuracy of battered women's predictions

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-80

  Bell, Margret E ^a   Cattaneo, Lauren Bennett ^b   Goodman, Lisa A ^c   Dutton, Mary Ann ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered women; Intimate partner violence; Psychological abuse; Risk assessment; Victim accuracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 37748999506     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9128-5     Document Type: Article

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