TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Battering and couples therapy: universal screening and selection of treatment modality
JO  - Journal of marital and family therapy
A1  - Bograd, M.
A1  - Mederos, F.
SP  - 291
EP  - 312
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - As family therapists begin to experiment with couples treatment models for batterers and their partners, a basic question is: Which couples can be safely treated with conjoint therapy? Following a definition of battering and a review of rationales for considering couples therapy in cases of domestic violence, a framework for assessment of domestic violence is outlined, including sample questions, criteria for excluding couples from conjoint therapy, how to conduct a lethality assessment, and how to conceptualize postassessment treatment recommendations. This article also introduces family and couples therapists to domestic violence literature that is often not well integrated in family therapy theory and practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0194-472X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -