Handbook of Family Violence

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Overview

      • Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Randall L. Morrison, Alan S. Bellack, Michel Hersen

      Pages 3-8

3. Theoretical Models

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Family Violence

      • Susan V. McLeer

      Pages 11-30

   3. Physical Aggression between Spouses

      • K. Daniel O’Leary

      Pages 31-55

   4. Sociological Perspectives in Family Violence

      • Carl A. Bersani, Huey-Tsyh Chen

      Pages 57-86

4. Forms of Family Violence

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Wife Battering

      • Gayla Margolin, Linda Gorin Sibner, Lisa Gleberman

      Pages 89-117

   3. Physical Abuse of Children

      • Raymond H. Starr Jr.

      Pages 119-155

   4. Child Victims of Sexual Abuse

      • David A. Wolfe, Vicky V. Wolfe, Connie L. Best

      Pages 157-185

   5. Incest

      • Judith V. Becker, Emily M. Coleman

      Pages 187-205

   6. Marital Rape

      • Mildred Daley Pagelow

      Pages 207-232

   7. Husband Battering

      • Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Joseph S. Lucca

      Pages 233-246

   8. Elder Abuse

      • Karl Pillemer, J. Jill Suitor

      Pages 247-270

   9. Family Homicide

      • Angela Browne

      Pages 271-289

5. Special Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 291-291

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   2. Violence among Intimates

      • Evan Stark, Anne Flitcraft

      Pages 293-317

   3. Prevention of Wife Abuse

      • Andrea J. Sedlak

      Pages 319-358

   4. Neurological Factors

      • Frank A. Elliott

      Pages 359-382

In the last decade there has been heightened clinical and investigative activity in the area of family violence. This, of course, is partly attributable to recent surveys showing a high incidence of family violence in the United States. For example, there are indications that nearly 30% of married women in this country are victims of physical abuse by spouses at some point in their marriage. Further, FBI statistics show that approximately 13% of all homicides are husband-wife killings. Moreover, it has been projected that such figures are likely to increase over the next several years. Consistent with these trends, funding of family violence research by both federal and private agencies has increased. Indeed, federal agencies, such as the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, have provided considerable support for work in this area. In addition, family violence, particu­ larly wifebattering, child abuse, and sexual abuse of children has been the focus of media attention at the national level, and has generated intensive interest in both lay and profes­ sional publications. Moreover, there have been several recent governmental hearings and investigations regarding the prevalence of these problems.

• Nation
• aggression
• alcohol
• attention
• learning theory
• marriage
• prevention
• social learning
• statistics
• women

• University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA

  Vincent B. Hasselt

• Medical College of Pennsylvania at the EPPI, Philadelphia, USA

  Randall L. Morrison, Alan S. Bellack

• Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, USA

  Michel Hersen

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