Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem that plagues millions of
people worldwide. Treatment programs for perpetrators of IPV have had limited success …

Research on risks and causes of domestic violence is hampered by a policy framework that
not only does not fund but in some cases suppresses inquiry into those causes. This …

Emotional regulation is crucial to psychological functioning and mental health. Studies of
male batterers indicate the critical role that emotional processing plays in the violence they …

Deficits in executive functioning have been associated with aggressive and violent behavior
toward intimate partners. However, it is unclear what specific mechanisms are being affected …

Poor emotion processing is thought to influence violent behaviors among male batterers in
abusive relationships. Nevertheless, little is known about the neural mechanisms of emotion …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Problematic drinking and executive functioning deficits are
two known risk factors for intimate partner aggression (IPA). However, executive functioning …

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) constitutes a major public health problem worldwide. The
existing links between childhood family violence experiences and perpetration of IPV during …

While the neuropsychological profile of criminals has been studied extensively, there is little
neuropsychological research on batterers, and there is no study that compares both groups …

Family violence (FV) harms communities worldwide so FV prevention strategies and
effective responses are urgently needed. This article reports on FV apparent in a study …

Background This critical review analyzes neuroimaging studies that examine the brain
functioning and structure of male batterers, as well as the brain sequeale of women and …