Motivational interviewing as a mechanism for change in men who batter: A randomized controlled trial

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 558-570

  Kistenmacher, Barbara R ^a,b   Weiss, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Batterers' treatment; Domestic violence; Motivational interviewing; Outcome study; Stages of change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERING; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERAPY EFFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE ABUSE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149359265     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.5.558     Document Type: Article

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