Why does he do that? : inside the minds of angry and controlling men

By:

Bancroft, Lundy

Publication details: New York : Berkley, 2003Description: xxi, 407pISBN:

0425191656
9780425191651

Subject(s):

Violence in the home

NLM classification:

HM 225.

Summary: "He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control." "He can be sweet and gentle." "He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father." "He's had a really hard life..." Women in abusive relationships tell themselves these things every day. Now they can see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change their own lives. In this groundbreaking book, a counsellor shows how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship, with: the early warning signs; nine abusive personality types; how to tell if an abuser can change, is changing, or ever will; the role of drugs and alcohol; what can be fixed, and what can't; how to leave a relationship safely.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	HM 225 BAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		023296

"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control."
"He can be sweet and gentle."
"He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father."
"He's had a really hard life..."

Women in abusive relationships tell themselves these things every day. Now they can see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change their own lives. In this groundbreaking book, a counsellor shows how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship, with: the early warning signs; nine abusive personality types; how to tell if an abuser can change, is changing, or ever will; the role of drugs and alcohol; what can be fixed, and what can't; how to leave a relationship safely.

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