Citation

Reder P, Duncan S. Child Abuse Rev. 2001; 10(6): 411-427.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/car.720

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Many studies of adults who are violent to others or abuse their children suggest long-standing interpersonal difficulties that can be traced back to severe adverse experiences in childhood. Different models have been proposed to understand these difficulties, including attachment theory. However, attachment concepts tend to be used loosely and we suggest that the notion of ‘unresolved care and control conflicts’ is a more practically useful framework, which also has parallels in attachment theory and offers pointers for risk assessment. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.