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The Verbally Abusive Man, Can He Change?: A Woman' Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go Patricia Evans
Adams Media, 2006
An Emotional Life Net
+ most insightful and eye-opening + A Lifesaving Reference + Happy... but... + An important resource for determining if an abusive man can change
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Domestic Violence Sourcebook, The Dawn Bradley Berry
McGraw-Hill, 2000
the difference between violence and abuse
+ Relationships in Crisis + Great Book + In response
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Regaining Control: When Love Becomes a Prison (New Horizons in Therapy Series, 4) Tami Brady
Loving Healing Press, 2007
Find your independence within
+ Sam Vaknin, author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited"
Reviewed by Vicki Landes for Reader Views (2/07)
In a society where we think equality is a given, Tami Brady opens eyes. She begins her book, "Regaining Control: When Love Becomes a Prison" with some shocking statistics - "only 1% of the world's assets are held in the name of women" and "over ...
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Empowering and Healing the Battered Woman: A Model for Assessment and Intervention Mary Ann Dutton
Springer Publishing Company, 1992
The book spells out in practical, concrete terms what it really means to place the pathology outside the battered woman. The novelty in this approach lies in the implications for practice: battered women are not "sick" - they are in a "sick" situation. " Practical and comprehensive, an excellent guide for clinicians and other interveners . Mary Ann Dutton's book, Empowering and Healing the ...
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Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You Susan Forward, Donna Frazier
Harper Paperbacks, 1998
For those in need, I highly recommend this book!
+ lifechanging book, but... + If you think that you have ever been abused emotionally + Emotional Blackmail + Enlightening
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Sourcebook on Violence Against Women
Sage Publications, Inc, 2000
Violence against women is a centuries-old problem, but scholarly discussion has centered on this topic only in recent decades. This explosion of information clearly demonstrates the need for a comprehensive analysis of the complex theoretical, methodological, and ethical issues surrounding this still-controversial area. Editors Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. Edleson, and Raquel Kennedy Bergen ...
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Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Workbook for Women (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) Edward S., Ph.D. Kubany, Mari A. McCaig, ...
New Harbinger Publications, 2004
A Must Have !!!
+ Excellent resource
This is an amazing workbook, that has helped myself tremendously !!! I highly recomend this book, for it combines reading & your feedback through the exercises !!! Very insightful & really helps a survivor of Domestic Violence & PTSD, understand why you feel the way you feel, that it is normal & ...
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The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing Beverly Engel
Wiley, 2003
Insightful, hands-on and extremely helpful
+ The Book that hit home
Engel leads you thru step-by-step discovering how your childhood relationships impact your adult relationships. She offers good examples and thot-provoking questions so that you can finally pinpoint your own triggers and negative behaviors. THEN she provides concrete coping stragies and methods ...
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Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response Eve S. Buzawa, Carl G. Buzawa
Sage Publications, Inc, 2002
The new Third Edition of Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response offers a thorough and major revision of one of the top books in the field of domestic violence and is the only text to focus on criminal justice responses which provide a detailed look inside the criminal justice system. Domestic Violence is unique in its emphasis on the victim's perspective, including the victim's ...
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Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Woman's Workbook Mary Ellen Copeland, Maxine Harris
New Harbinger Publications, 2000
It read my mind
+ Intense
This book has great exercises and helps comes to terms with sexual abuse in a gentle way. I really found it helpful in my recovery.
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Family Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse Denise A. Hines, Kathleen Malley-Morrison
Sage Publications, Inc, 2004
Family aggression - whether in form of physical violence or verbal abuse - has touched most of us in our lifetime. Most of us have witnessed it, experienced it, or used it at one point or another. In order for us to eliminate aggressive and abusive behaviors from relationships, we must be willing to confront our own experiences with these behaviors. Family Violence in the United States: ...
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Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Lundy Bancroft
Berkley Trade, 2003
to policemen, social workers, court personnel, mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, homosexual couples and women
+ Great Resource + Light Bulb Moment
If you fall into any category in the title, this book is a must read. It is a monumental work of "this guy Lundy" (as named by one of his reluctant clients). I had to dig deep into my mis-assumptions and misunderstanding of what's behind the abuse. Abused women? If these two words recall a weak ...
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No Visible Wounds: Identifying Non-Physical Abuse of Women by Their Men Mary Susan Phd Miller
Ballantine Books, 1996
It is time that emotional abuse comes out of the closet.
+ Very insightful + NO VISABLE WOUNDS + An awesome book shining light on a pervasive problem, that also provides hope + Enlightening
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Battered Women and Their Families: Intervention Strategies and Treatment Programs, Third Edition (Springer ... Albert R. Roberts
Springer Publishing Company, 2007
This book is a gem.
+ An excellent book for students and professionals! + State of the art resource for helping professionals!
The second edition of Battered Women and Their Families is the only book of its kind. Each chapter in this collection is as compelling and well documented as the next.This volume is highly informative, especially regarding crisis intervention protocols. It should be on the shelf of every ...
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Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You Patricia Evans
Adams Media, 2003
Understand what is happening
+ Great, non-judgemental approach + Thought-provoking, but mostly theory.
Intelligent, informative and accessible. Once you understand what is happening, you can respond appropriately. If you are an abuser, understand what is driving your emotions. This is a helpful book.
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