A clinical typology of interparental violence in disputed-custody divorces.
From two studies of high-conflict divorcing families in child custody disputes, four characteristic profiles of interparental violence were identified: ongoing or episodic battering by males, female-initiated violence, interactive violence controlled by males, and violence engendered by separation or postdivorce trauma. A fifth profile, culled from a subsample of members of the first two groups, was characterized by psychotic and paranoid reactions.
Johnston
J R
JR
Center for the Family in Transition, Corte Madera, Calif.
Campbell
L E
LE
D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004243:Divorce / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence