by Vernon R. Wiehe (1998)
Providing an arresting and readable overview of family violence, Understanding Family Violence presents a thorough exploration of the major types of family violence and details the range of abusive behaviors perpetrated within family systems. Focusing on prevention and intervention, chapters delineate reasons that various types of abuse continue, suggest how different types of violent behavior may be treated, and recommend prevention strategies. In addition, the author has created a comprehensive and cohesive volume by carefully defining terms at the beginning of each chapter and offering summarizing remarks, valuable references, and suggested readings at the conclusion of each chapter. Understanding Family Violence translates theory and research into a practical format, easily accessible to both undergraduate and graduate students in areas including interpersonal violence, psychology, counseling, sociology, social work, nursing, family studies, and pastoral counseling.
Lorraine Bell
This self-help manual for those who meet the diagnosis of 'emotionally unstable' or 'borderline personality disorder'(BPD) outlines a brief intervention based on a model of treatment known to be effective for other conditions.
Raymond B. Flannery, Jr
Psychologist Flannery looks at the cultural, biological sociological & psychological causes of violence & their roots. He recommends a range of actions by business, government family schools, & religious institutions to help individuals cope with rapid social changes.
Judie Smith
A discussion of teenage suicide, the reasons, the warning signs, the importance of communicating feelings, and the ways the survivors deal with grief.
Deborah L. Kopka
This well-researched, comprehensive volume not only makes readers aware of the problem, but it also offers a look at strategies to eliminate and prevent school violence. The author covers national opinion on the subject, various theories of violence, risk factors, the availability of weapons to young people, and educational reform, as well as state and federal legislation. Also included are biographical sketches of individuals who have studied or worked to abolish violence in schools; a chronology of events associated with the topic; revealing statistics; and annotated lists of print and nonprint resources for further study. Anyone interested in the psychology of the problem or in formulating prescriptions for prevention will find this book both intriguing and informative.