Ellen E. Bowen: Domestic violence treatment for abusive women—a treatment manual

Abstract

Reviews the book, Domestic violence treatment for abusive women—A treatment manual by Ellen E. Bowen (see record [rid]2009-02554-000[/rid]). According to the author, this book is designed to provide mental health professionals with a framework for understanding women’s domestic violence as well as directions for structuring and facilitating groups for abusive women. The book is divided into two parts, an overview of domestic violence with specific emphasis on women as aggressors and a manual providing details on how to establish a treatment program for women. The programs described are based on the authors’ years of clinical experience working with violent women. This book is short and easily readable. While the theory section may be slight and many will disagree with the author’s view of the frequency of female aggressors, I know of no other manual that is so complete and detailed in its instruction as to how to set up and conduct such a group.Whether or not there are large numbers of such female aggressors, this is still a useful tool for treating such women. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)