Citation

Greene K, Bogo M. J. Marital Fam. Ther. 2002; 28(4): 455-466.

Affiliation

Peel Children's Centre, 85A Aventura Court, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 2Y6, Canada. kelly.greene@utoronto.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb00370.x

PMID

12382554

Abstract

Current research about violence in intimate relationships suggests that at least two qualitatively distinct types of violence exist. This new knowledge challenges the dominant conceptualization of intimate violence as solely a manifestation of patriarchal male dominance. Following a review of the research and analysis of illustrative clinical examples, a conceptual framework is presented that assists couple therapists in answering three salient questions: What type of violence am I most likely to be working with? How can I assess the differences between types of violence? And how might I proceed with treatment for different types of violence?

Language: en