Case Studies in Family Violence [Paperback]

Since the publication of the first edition in 1991, there has been substantial progress in our understanding of the etiology and associated features of domestic violence. As in the first edition, this book elucidates and highlights the complex multidisciplinary issues facing clinicians who work with family violence cases. Each chapter combines two illustrative cases with a broader discussion of the issues that are encountered by clinicians working with families that engage in abuse or neglect.Since the publication of the first edition in 1991, there has been substantial progress in our understanding of the etiology and associated features of domestic violence. As in the first edition, this book elucidates and highlights the complex multidisciplinary issues facing clinicians who work with family violence cases. Each chapter combines two illustrative cases with a broader discussion of the issues that are encountered by clinicians working with families that engage in abuse or neglect.Contributors. Preface. Part I: General Issues. 1. Family Violence: A Clinical Overview; R.T. Ammerman, M. Hersen. 2. Social and Ecological Issues in Violence toward Children; R.L. Burgess, et al. 3. The Ecology of Domestic Aggression toward adult Victims; A. Rosenbaum, et al. 4. Legal Issues in Violence toward Children; B.K. Mac Murray, B.A. Carson. 5. Legal Issues in Violence toward Adults; L.G. Lerman, N.R. Cahn. 6. Medical Issues with Child Victims of Family Violence; S.E. Briggs. 7. Medical Issues with Adult Victims of Family Violence; R.L. Judd. Part II: Violence Toward Children. 8. Child Physical Abuse; R.K. Oates, et al. 9. Child Neglect; A.H. Green. 10. Child Sexual Abuse; D.J. Kolko, E.J. Brown. 11. Incest; J.A. Cohen, A.P. Mannarino. 12. Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities; R.T. Ammerman, et al. 13. The Child Witness of Family Violence; M.S. Rosenberg, et al. 14. Psychological and Emotional Abuse of Children; M.R. Brassard, et al. Part III: VlcF