@article{ref1,
title="Clinical issues in the cognitive analytic therapy of sexually abused women who commit violent offences against their partners",
journal="British journal of medical psychology",
year="1996",
author="Pollock, P. H.",
volume="69",
number="Pt 2",
pages="117-127",
abstract="Clinical issues arising in the cognitive analytic therapy (CAT; Ryle, 1990) are described for seven sexually abused women who committed violent offences against their partners in intimate relationships. Two principal findings are reported; firstly, support is provided for the original hypothesis of Pollock & Kear-Colwell (1994) in that, following the offence, the women perceived themselves as 'guilty aggressors' and disavowed the role of their own victimization in the commission of the offence; secondly, psychometric data suggested that dissociative states were reported as common experiences for the women before, during and after the offence. The relationship between the abusing-victimized reciprocal role procedure, affective functioning, dissociative states and violent acts is discussed. Themes encountered in the application of CAT for these women are described and a case report is used to illustrate specific treatment issues.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1129",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}