A mind-body approach to domestic violence perpetrator treatment: Program overview and preliminary outcomes

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-45

  Tollefson, Derrik R ^a   Webb, Kevin ^b   Shumway, Dirk ^b   Block, Stanley H ^c   Nakamura, Yoshio ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State of Utah   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridging; Domestic violence offender treatment; Mind body; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749097718     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770802610657     Document Type: Review

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