TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Abused women in South Africa who kill their intimate male partners: A psychological exploration
JO  - Journal of psychology in Africa
A1  - Bester, Monique
A1  - Pretorius, Gertie
SP  - 371
EP  - 377
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - The aim of this study was to explore psychological risk factors that may precipitate the murder of a partner by an abused woman. In this article, the authors use multiple case studies and interviews with three women incarcerated for the murder of their partners. Four themes relating to intimate partner violence emerged from the interviews: 1) post-traumatic stress disorder, 2) coercive control, 3) substance abuse and 4) interrelational conflict. The study indicates psychological factors that may precipitate the murder of an intimate partner that should be taken into account when counseling abused women.<p />
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SN  - 1433-0237
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -