TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walker, Lenore E.A.
TI  - The battered woman syndrome
T2  - Springer series focus on women
SN  - 9780826102522
U1  - 362.8292 WAL 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Springer
KW  - FVC
KW  - ABUSED WOMEN
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY
KW  - UNITED STATES
N1  - Contents: 1 - The battered woman syndrome study overview, 2 - History, 3 - What is the battered woman syndrome?, 4 - Learned helplessness, learned optimism, 5 - Descriptions of violence and the cycle of violence, 6 - Risk assessment and lethal potential, 7 - Body image and health concerns, 8 - Sexuality issues, 9 - Battered women's attachment style and interpersonal functioning, 10 - Substance abuse and domestic violence, 11 - Impact of violence in the home on children, 12 - Cross-cultural and cross-national issues in domestic violence, 13 - Domestic violence courts and batterer's treatment programs, 14 - Battered women in jail and prison, 15 - Mental health needs of battered women, 16 - Survivor Therapy Empowerment Program (STEP), References, Index
N2  - This third edition offers thoroughly updated and revised research on key topics, including post traumatic stress disorder. learned helplessness or learned optimism and the cycle theory of violence. This edition presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ). (from back cover)
ER  -