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Citation |
Rothschild B, Dimson C, Storaasli R, Clapp L. J. Fam. Violence 1997; 12(3): 259-274. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado; Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 80210 |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 1997, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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unavailable |
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Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to reveal the typical personality profiles of veterans who have been perpetrators of domestic violence. Cluster analysis revealed that the MCMI-II profiles of 183 veterans entering treatment for domestic violence at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center fell into three clusters. These clusters were labeled Subclinical Narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and High General Psychopathology/ Substance Dependence. The typical MCMI-II profile for each cluster is discussed in terms how it might be associated with domestic violence. As this typology enables a fuller understanding of veterans who have been perpetrators of domestic violence, it can provide useful information for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |