TY - JOUR PY - 2003// TI - Treating assaultive men from an attachment perspective JO - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma A1 - Dutton, Donald G. A1 - Sonkin, Daniel Jay SP - 105 EP - 133 VL - 7 IS - 1-2 N2 - This report explores the relationship between attachment theory and treatment of perpetrators of domestic violence. First, the authors present a brief overview of attachment theory. This is followed by a discussion of how domestic violence research findings suggests that attachment theory is a good paradigm to understanding the phenomenon of intimate violence. Lastly, the authors describe the elements of attachmentoriented psychotherapy as they might apply to working with perpetrators of domestic violence.
LA - SN - 1092-6771 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J146v07n01_06 ID - ref1 ER -