Citation

Smith ME, Randall EJ. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 2008; 44(1).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

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Abstract

Reports an error in "Self-deception among men who are mandated to attend a batterer intervention program" by Marilyn E. Smith (Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2007[Oct], Vol 43[4], 193-203). The co-author's name was not included. Elizabeth J. Randall, PhD is the co-author for this article. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2007-14822-005.) Topic--Intimate partner violence continues to be a confounding national health problem, especially for women and children. Certified batterers' intervention programs are one means currently being used to combat intimate partner violence. Method--Existential phenomenology was utilized in this qualitative study to gain an understanding of the perceptions of the perpetrator prior to beginning a batterer intervention program. Findings--The batterer's experience is divided into two major themes: lack of justification of behaviors toward him and minimization and justification of his behaviors toward the victim and others. Conclusions--It is hoped that obtaining this understanding will encourage program personnel working in the area of batterers' intervention programs to include more emotional skills training within such programs, thus improving the quality of life for victims, perpetrators, and their families. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)