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O'Farrell, Timothy J.; Murphy, Christopher M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Assessed the prevalence and frequency of marital violence for 88 male alcoholics and their wives at entry to and 1 year after completing a behavioral marital therapy (BMT) program. Although violence and prevalence decreased significantly after treatment, the alcoholics' drinking outcome status was associated with the extent of violence after BMT.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Battered Women, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis