Taking action to stop violence: A study on readiness to change among male batterers

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 431-438

  Hellman, Chan M ^a   Johnson, Chad V ^a   Dobson, Terri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Male batterers; Readiness to change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951206204     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-010-9304-x     Document Type: Article

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