The Batterer: A Psychological Profile [Hardcover]

Donald G. Dutton (Author), Susan K. Golant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1995

mes the definitive word on why men abuse women and what can be done about it. Dutton draws on his pathbreaking studies of more than 700 abusive men--as well as therapy with hundreds more--to paint a dramatic and surprising portrait of the man who assaults his intimate partner.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books; First Printing edition (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0465033873
• ISBN-13: 978-0465033874
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,383,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent resource for client and counselor..., June 2, 2000

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Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of TERRAPSYCHOLO... (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Batterer: A Psychological Profile (Paperback)

....very thorough and clinically valid in its look at the abuser mentality--but be cautioned not to think there is a single abuser mentality, or even several. I've worked as a therapist with chronic and violent batterers, men who really were arrested for a (nevertheless inexcusable) one-time incident, and lots in between, and it's important to distinguish, as Dutton does, that different psychodynamics are involved....and to remember that hitting is always both a matter of choice and the hitter's personal responsibility regardless of past or present factors.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding how to stop the cycle of abuse, December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Batterer: A Psychological Profile (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for anyone in an abusive relationship. I was able to learn more about my own situation by gaining an understanding of exactly why my husband behaved the way he did and if we had any hope for the future. The detailed chapters on how the parents affected the abuser as a child were very helpful. I want to stop the abuse with my generation and this book showed me exactly how my children were at risk and what I could do about it. Through the detailed case studies, I was also able to gain a clear picture of exactly the type of situation I was facing with my husband should I decide to stay in my relationship. I haven't found information like this in any other source. This has been the best book I have read about understanding the mind of the abuser. I highly recommend it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Batterer: A Psychological Profile (Paperback)

I was a woman in a horribly abusive relationship searching for answers. I lived in constant fear. Then, I happened on this book and it changed my life. I was amazed that it seemed the author must have lived in my home. How else could someone so accurately describe my life? The information gave me power and hope. The book showed me that what was happening was not my fault. I was able to stand up and tell my husband to either get help or I was gone. I was able to stick to my guns. He never really got help but he did read the book. Amazingly the abuse stopped. He realized what he was doing and that he was a product of his environment. This book truly saved my life.