Children of Battered Women

by Peter G. Jaffe, Susan Kaye Wilson, David A. Wolfe

Book Overview

Posttraumatic stress, clinical dysfunction, behavioral and emotional disorders--these are but a few of the problems faced by children encountering violence within the home. Until recently, however, most studies on spousal abuse have focused on adults, not children. Now, in Children of Battered Women, three distinguished researchers offer a detailed examination of what is perhaps the darkest side of family violence. After presenting a brief historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803933843
• ISBN13: 9780803933842
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A well-researched, thorough discussion of a complex issue

Jaffe, Wolfe & Wilson provide readers with the necessary information to understand the dynamics of domestic violence & its impact on child witnesses. They provide multi-level assessment and intervention strategies for professionals to address this complex issue & give hope that we can help to end the intergenerational cycle of violence. All of their work is well-researched and clearly written. An excellent, ground-breaking work.