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Thursday, August 9th, 2012
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D..
Women in abusive relationships going through divorce usually share the same issue when it comes to money: They don’t have access to it. Their abusive partners control the finances.
It’s all part of the territory of being in an abusive relationship. Now there are huge variations with respect to financial control in abusive relationships.
To read the complete article, please visit Domestic Abuse and Divorce – Do You Have Access to Your Part of the Family Money?
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Friday, August 3rd, 2012
by Dr. Jeane King, Ph.D.
Have you ever noticed the spillover of psychopathology into domestic violence?
It’s as though a domestic abuse incident is an expression of a particular type of psychological disturbance. And some psychological dysfunction specifically expresses itself in acts of violence. In fact, as we note in diagnosing psychopathology, acts of violence and control issues serve as primary diagnostic criteria in making a psychological assessment.
As a psychologist specializing in the treatment of domestic abuse, I am keenly aware of the way in which the psychological disturbance drives the domestic abuse. And this awareness is what makes it possible for me to appreciate the potential for psychotherapeutic change.
It also helps me determine what cases are more likely to demonstrate behavior change and which are more likely to remain dysfunctional and violent.
To read teh complete article, please visit The Psychology of Domestic Violence – When Domestic Abuse and Psychopathology Are One
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