Culturally specific treatment for partner-abusive latino men: A qualitative study to identify and implement program components

Violence and Victims

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 799-813

  Welland, Christauria ^a   Ribner, Neil ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturally specific treatment; Empathy in therapy; Immigration; Intimate partner violence; Latino men; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651378440     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.25.6.799     Document Type: Article

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