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008			110331s2000 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aMartinovich, W. Maree _91646
245			_aExecutive dysfunction in partner abusive men _cMartinovich, W. Maree
260			_c2000
300			_a160 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Sciences at the University of Waikato. Available for loan from the University of Waikato library.
520			_aThe purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and nature of variables associated with neurological damage in a population of male spouse abusers with criminal convictions for violence. It also tried to determine whether histories and symptoms indicative of brain dysfunction assist in explaining their behaviour. A sample of 39 partner-abusive men attending the Hamilton Abuse Intervention Project were assessed. Subjects completed measures of neuropsychological and psychosocial functioning. Their history of neurologically relevant events was also documented. A high prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), child abuse and substance related difficulties were found. Based on presence or absence of TBI, the subjects were divided into two groups. Statistically significant differences were obtained on level of current full scale IQ, indicating a deterioration in level of general intellectual ability and on some measures of executive functioning. The implications of the high incidence of impairment in executive functions for treatment programmes is outlined. Discussion also focuses on the possibility of executive deficits contributing to increasing likelihood of violent behaviour, methodological concerns, and directions for future research. Although the study findings cannot confirm the nature of the relationship between TBI and violent behaviour, the findings do support brain dysfunction being a risk factor for batterers with criminally violent histories.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATISTICS _9575
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	7	_aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c3203 _d3203