Clinician ratings of batterer treatment behaviors in predicting reassault

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1792-1815

  Gondolf, Edward W ^a   Wernik, Haran ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Batterer programs; Discharge criteria; Risk assessment; Violence prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; FAMILY CONFLICT; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; FAMILY CONFLICT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 70350168935     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508325493     Document Type: Article

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