Psychometric studies have consistently shown that combat veterans evaluated for
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to overreport psychopathology as exhibited by …

The clinical diagnosis of personality disorders has not demonstrated the level of interrater
reliability obtained by the Axis I conditions, due in part to the absence of adequate self-report …

This influential book provides an innovative framework for understanding and treating
intimate partner violence. Integrating a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives …

The presence of chronic trauma symptoms and similarity to a specific profile for post‐
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed in a group 132 wife assaultive men and 44 …

Objective Many patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to have co-
occurring symptoms of character pathology; however, to date there have been no empirical …

Objective.—To examine factors related to long-term psychological functioning in political ex-
prisoners who had been subjected to systematic torture. Design.—The psychological status …

I posit that a triad of childhood events found retrospectively in populations of batterers
constitutes a powerful trauma source and that many aspects of the personality structure and …

Examines the relationship between personality disorders (ie, DSM system Axis II disorders)
and syndrome disorders (ie, DSM system Axis I disorders). Emphasis is on the current co …

The practice of psychology includes treatment groups for perpetrators of wife assault,
treatment for victims, and policy work on court-treatment models. Existing theories of wife …

Comparisons were made of 120 wife-assaultive men and 40 demographically matched
controls. Discriminant functions correctly classified 90%(based on personality scores only) …