Does the transtheoretical model predict attrition in domestic violence treatment programs?

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 493-507

  Brodeur, Normand ^a   Rondeau, Gilles ^b   Brochu, Serge ^b   Lindsay, Jocelyn ^a   Phelps, Jason ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Pavillon Charles de Koninck ^*

Author keywords

Human males; Intimate partner violence; Transtheoretical model; Treatment dropouts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 49749122981     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.4.493     Document Type: Article

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