Assessment of Family Violence: A Clinical and Legal Sourcebook (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) [Hardcover]

Robert T. Ammerman (Editor), Michel Hersen (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0471524158 | ISBN-13: 978-0471524151 | Publication Date: May 28, 1992 | Edition: 1

Examines issues faced by clinicians in the assessment of the varied forms of family violence and establishes current standards of practice in the field. Covers general issues (clinical and legal), epidemiology (children and adults), types of family violence (a wide range including child abuse and neglect, incest, wife battering, elder abuse and neglect, psychological abuse of women), and special issues (child witnesses of marital violence and adult survivors of incest).

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Examines issues faced by clinicians in the assessment of the varied forms of family violence and establishes current standards of practice in the field. Covers general issues (clinical and legal), epidemiology (children and adults), types of family violence (a wide range including child abuse and neglect, incest, wife battering, elder abuse and neglect, psychological abuse of women), and special issues (child witnesses of marital violence and adult survivors of incest).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 397 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (May 28, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471524158
• ISBN-13: 978-0471524151
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,267,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)