The Abusive Personality, Second Edition: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships

This influential book provides an innovative framework for understanding and treating intimate partner violence. Integrating a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, Donald G. Dutton demonstrates that male abusiveness is more than just a learned pattern of behavior--it is the outgrowth of a particular personality configuration. He illuminates the development of the abusive personality from early childhood to adulthood and presents an evidence-based treatment approach designed to meet this population's unique needs. The second edition features two new chapters on the neurobiological roots of abusive behavior and the development of abusiveness in females.

Author: Donald G. Dutton
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 262
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.02w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9781593857172
ISBN10: 1593857179
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology | General
- Psychology | Personality
- Family & Relationships | Abuse | Domestic Partner Abuse

About the Author
Donald G. Dutton, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. In 1979 he cofounded the Assaultive Husbands Project, a court-mandated treatment program for men convicted of spousal assault. Dr. Dutton has published over 100 papers and four books, including Domestic Assault of Women; The Batterer: A Psychological Profile, which has been translated into French, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, and Polish; and Rethinking Domestic Violence. He has frequently served as an expert witness in civil trials involving intimate abuse and in criminal trials involving family violence.

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