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Aggression, Family Violence and Chemical Dependency
Contributor(s): Potter-Efron, Ron (Author), Potter-Efron, Patricia (Author)

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 ISBN: 0866569774     ISBN-13: 9780866569774
Publisher: Routledge
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 1990
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Annotation: Here is an informational and practical book that systematically addresses the complex relationships between chemical abuse/dependency, aggression, and family violence. Directed toward professional chemical dependency and family violence counselors, it provides specific guidelines for the assessment of child abuse, incest, and marital rape, as they are likely to be encountered in a chemical dependency treatment setting. Experts outline treatment suggestions for chemically dependent and codependent individuals who are or have been the victims/perpetrators of family violence. Aggression, Family Violence and Chemical Dependency contains two unique and very detailed chapters on the relationship between aggression and the use of alcohol and other mood-altering substances as well as the connections between these two and other physiological and psychological correlates of violence.mention that Ron and Patricia Potter-Efron are the authors of Letting Go of Shame (Harper & Row)
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Abuse - General
- Medical | Mental Health
- Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling
Dewey: 616.858
LCCN: 89024737
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.06" W x 8.45" L (0.81 lbs) 236 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
Features: Bibliography
 
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Here is an informational and practical book that systematically addresses the complex relationships between chemical abuse/dependency, aggression, and family violence. Directed toward professional chemical dependency and family violence counselors, it provides specific guidelines for the assessment of child abuse, incest, and marital rape, as they are likely to be encountered in a chemical dependency treatment setting. Experts outline treatment suggestions for chemically dependent and codependent individuals who are or have been the victims/perpetrators of family violence. Aggression, Family Violence and Chemical Dependency contains two unique and very detailed chapters on the relationship between aggression and the use of alcohol and other mood-altering substances as well as the connections between these two and other physiological and psychological correlates of violence.
  • mention that Ron and Patricia Potter-Efron are the authors of Letting Go of Shame (Harper & Row)
 
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