Citation

Sirles EA, Lipchik E, Kowalski K. J. Fam. Violence 1993; 8(3): 267-276.

Affiliation

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Private Practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Easrwood Family Therapy Centre, Sidney, Australia

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00988772

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The current study takes a consumer perspective to examine the impact of legal and mental health systems on couples who are experiencing problems with domestic violence. Unfortunately, their thoughts and wishes are rarely considered when planning for change in their lives. The study asks couples what they think happens to cause abusive episodes, what happens to them when someone finds out about the abuse, and what their thoughts are about the interventions they receive. The specific interventions in this study were a pro-arrest policy and solution-focused brief therapy.