by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

From the audience of one of my first keynote speeches emerged a woman pleading me to help her dear friend whom she believed was entrapped in an abusive relationship. I informed her of the common and customary protocol for domestic violence victim advocacy intervention. That is, the abused must initiate the request for help.

Meet Abused Man X

And she said, “He is recovering from an attempted suicide.” With that, I replied, “Tell me more.” This concerned friend made the victim’s compromised psychology so clear, that I now knew we were dealing with someone who needed domestic abuse expertise and a psychotherapeutic intervention as well.

To read the complete case study, please visit:  Battered Man Breaks Free: A Case Study

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