@article{ref1,
title="Treating intimate partner violence within intact couple relationships: outcomes of multi-couple versus individual couple therapy",
journal="Journal of marital and family therapy",
year="2004",
author="Stith, Sandra M. and Rosen, Karen H. and McCollum, Eric E. and Thomsen, Cynthia J.",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="305-318",
abstract="An experimental design was used to determine outcomes of a domestic violence-focused treatment program for couples that choose to stay together after mild-to-moderate violence has occurred. Forty-two couples were randomly assigned to either individual couple or multi-couple group treatment. Nine couples served as the comparison group. Male violence recidivism rates 6 months after treatment were significantly lower for the multi-couple group (25%) than for the comparison group (66%). In contrast, men in the individual couple condition were not significantly less likely to recidivate (43%) than those in the comparison group. In addition, marital satisfaction increased significantly, and both marital aggression and acceptance of wife battering decreased significantly among individuals who participated in multi-couple group therapy, but not among those who participated in individual couple therapy or the comparison group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0194-472X",
doi="10.1111/j.1752-0606.2004.tb01242.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2004.tb01242.x"
}