Citation

Adams SR. Mil. Med. 2000; 165(3): 214-218.

Affiliation

U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Department of Preventive Health Services, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10741086

Abstract

Women who are violent in intimate relationships is a controversial and neglected subject in the area of spouse abuse in the civilian and military communities. Researchers report that women initiate more acts of violence than their male partners. This article provides a review of the literature, which identifies the high rates of violence by women against their male partners. In addition, this article discusses the context in which women offend and the motivations of women offenders. The implication for the Army Family Advocacy Program (FAP) is to enhance providers' clinical knowledge and increase community members' awareness so that FAP personnel can appropriately intervene with abusive couples. The goal of this author is to argue for broadening the scope of spouse abuse to include violence perpetrated by women.

Language: en