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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Domestic Violence</title>
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		<title>When Is It Time to Separate the Family?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/time-to-separate-family-0202124/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/time-to-separate-family-0202124/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynneSilvaBreen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While there are times when separating is necessary to keep family members safe and healthy, it is generally in everyone's best interest to work to stay together, because we all need to feel we belong and are valued. When couples separate, they should immediate seek counseling if the goal is to remain married.]]></description>
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		<title>Higher Rates of Intimate Partner Aggression in Female Veterans Than Male Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/partner-aggression-female-veterans-0126121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/partner-aggression-female-veterans-0126121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of women who serve in the military and engage in combat is at an all-time high. The serious negative psychological consequences of being exposed to combat situations are well documented in male and female veterans. Those who return from war zones are at increased risk for many mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Race Affect Working Alliance?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/does-race-affect-working-alliance-0111122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/does-race-affect-working-alliance-0111122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working Alliance (WA) describes the relationship between a client and therapist and the underlying bond formed during the therapeutic process.  The majority of researchers believe that a strong WA is essential to a positive treatment outcome. Ethnic and racial differences between clients and therapists can impair the working alliance and therefore influence the outcome as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Disgusted with Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/disgusted-with-violence-0110121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/disgusted-with-violence-0110121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aggressive and violent behavior is the result of strong negative emotions. However, individuals who experience avoidant negative emotions, such as fear and anxiety, tend to be less aggressive. “The current research focuses on one trait that is linked to both negative affect and behavioral avoidance—individual differences in disgust sensitivity—that should be associated with lower levels [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Therapist’s Comfort Critical for Success of Multisystemic Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapists-comfort-critical-for-success-of-multisystemic-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapists-comfort-critical-for-success-of-multisystemic-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a home-based method of therapy that is designed to meet the needs of disadvantaged clients, in particular, youth from poor socioeconomic backgrounds with drug or alcohol problems, domestic violence issues and HIV, among others. “MST interventions integrate empirically supported clinical techniques (e.g., family therapy, behavior therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy) into a broad-based [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Children Need Direct Answers after Interparent Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-need-direct-answers-after-interparent-violence-0104113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-need-direct-answers-after-interparent-violence-0104113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 15 million children live in homes in which intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs. “A sizable proportion of these children experience significant mental-health problems, but many appear to experience only mild distress, especially those drawn from community samples,” said Renee McDonald of the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. “Parent– child communications about interparent [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Resiliency in Men Raised in Abusive Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/resiliency-in-men-raised-in-abusive-homes-1229111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/resiliency-in-men-raised-in-abusive-homes-1229111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Estimates from the U.S. Department of Justice indicate between 21% and 38% of households with partner violence had children under the age of 12 years living in the home and, among urban households, 60% of children witnessed the violence,” said Gerald Gonzales of the Department of Counseling Psychology &#38; Human Services at the University of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Positive Parenting Mediates Effects of Partner Violence on Children</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/positive-parenting-mediates-domestic-violence-effects-1212112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/positive-parenting-mediates-domestic-violence-effects-1212112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Young children who witness intimate partner violence (IPV) are at an increased risk for psychological difficulties, including emotional regulation. “Emotional security theory suggests that witnessing violence is distressing and dysregulating for children, and repeated exposure to inter-parental conflict undermines their sense of security in the family,” said Hanna C. Gustafsson of the Center for Developmental [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Psychological Abuse in Intimate Relationships Increases Intensity of PTSD Symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychological-abuse-intimate-relationships-ptsd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychological-abuse-intimate-relationships-ptsd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most common forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) are sexual violence, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and physical abuse and each causes significant psychological problems. “Many victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) experience negative mental health outcomes including anxiety problems, substance abuse, depression, and suicidal ideation,” said Amber Norwood and Christopher Murphy of the University [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Help Decrease Episodes of Re-Abuse in Physical Abuse Victims?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-decrease-reabuse-citims/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-decrease-reabuse-citims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Post-traumatic stress is a common issue facing victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and is more prevalent in victims who flee to shelters than those who do not. “Approximately one in four women reports a history of intimate partner violence,” said researchers from the University of Akron, Butler Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Avoidance May Lead to Increased Relationship Violence in Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/avoidance-veterans-domestic-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/avoidance-veterans-domestic-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9835</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GoodTherapy.org News Headline “Experiential avoidance (EA) is the attempt to avoid painful private events, such as negative emotional states,” said researchers from Minneapolis VA Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center. “Though EA is a common coping strategy, there is evidence that attempts to avoid uncomfortable emotions are often unsuccessful, with paradoxical effects.” Some research [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Intimate Partner Violence Increases with Alcohol Consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/alcohol-consumption-intimate-partner-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/alcohol-consumption-intimate-partner-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, the rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among college students increase significantly with alcohol consumption. Todd M. Moore, Sara R. Elkins, James K. McNulty, Aaron J. Kivisto,and Vanessa A. Handsel, all of the University of Tennessee, compared the rates of IPV on drinking and non-drinking days in a sample of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Shows Positive Outcomes for Parents &amp; Children</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parent-child-interaction-therapy-positive-outcome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parent-child-interaction-therapy-positive-outcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many treatment options designed to help alleviate symptoms of trauma in children, but very few focus on rebuilding the important relationship between traumatized children and their caregivers. “Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), originally developed for families of children with disruptive behavior disorders, has shown potential to fill this gap in childhood trauma treatment by [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Domestic Violence during Pregnancy Shape the Mother-Child Bond</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-pregnancy-bond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-pregnancy-bond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Expectant women experience a shift in self-perception from being not a mother, to becoming a mother. Alytia A. Levondosky, Ph.D., and G. Anne Bogat, Ph.D., both of the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University, together with Alissa C. Huth-Bocks, Ph.D., Department of Psychology at Eastern Michigan State University, conducted a study to determine what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Abused Husband</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DarrenHaber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A psychology professor at California State Long Beach has compiled an impressive pile of data – over 500 studies! – that suggests that women are at least as if not more physically aggressive than men in their intimate relationships. In a 2008 ABC News “What Would You Do?” segment, actors played out two scenarios in public: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Providing Support For Kids Exposed to Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/support-children-exposed-mother-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/support-children-exposed-mother-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study finds that kids who witness their mothers being physically assaulted generally do not receive the psychological support services they need to deal with their experiences. Though the study looked specifically at youth in Sweden, it’s likely that many children in the U.S. are also slipping through the cracks. Often, we think in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women and Alcohol</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-alcoholism-warning-signs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GailPost</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some problems manifest themselves differently for women than for men. Alcoholism is one of them. While both genders can suffer equally from the ravages of this disorder, women often abuse alcohol for different reasons, metabolize alcohol differently, and suffer unique health consequences. Approximately one-third of alcoholics in the U.S. are women, and compared to men, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Stars and Veterans on Meditation, Abuse Victims on Prayer</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ptsd-abuse-trauma-prayer-meditation-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ptsd-abuse-trauma-prayer-meditation-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary The experiences of abuse survivors and combat veterans have much in common: fear, danger, violence, uncertainty, and trauma. These two groups of people experience high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression even after they’re safely out of harm’s way. So learning how to deal with the memories on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synchronicity: Connecting the Dots</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/synchronicity-jungian-psychotherapy-dreams-meaningful-coincidence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/synchronicity-jungian-psychotherapy-dreams-meaningful-coincidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAliceLong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Synchronicity and the Stories of our Lives, Robert H. Hopcke presents synchronicity, or meaningful coincidence, using examples that are written in every day language making this Jungian concept easier to relate to and understand. Paying attention and connecting the dots after a series of synchronistic events and dreams can be helpful in developing our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Parents and Depression: Both Men and Women Suffer</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/post-partum-depression-men-women-abuse-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/post-partum-depression-men-women-abuse-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Postnatal depression is well-known for mothers, but what about fathers? New research shows that both mothers and fathers can become depressed after their child is born. While the rates for men are lower than women across the board, depression peaks for both genders at the same time: within the first year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mothers Leaving Abusive Relationships Still Struggle Psychologically</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mothers-abusive-relationships-counseling-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mothers-abusive-relationships-counseling-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For women in abusive relationships, getting out of the relationship is very difficult. But it is only the beginning of the struggle. While one might imagine that quality of life improves immediately after leaving the abuser, a new study shows this is not the case. Women—specifically mothers—who leave abusers still struggle with depression and anxiety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic Violence Perpetrators Share Personality Traits Across Both Genders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-therapy-women-batter-survivor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-therapy-women-batter-survivor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary A new study conducted by the University of British Columbia looks at the characteristics and behavioral patterns of female perpetrators of domestic violence. Most studies of people who become abusive have looked predominantly, if not exclusively, at males. But a substantial number of women are harmful to those around them. According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shedding Light on Partner Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-partner-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-partner-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LeslieLarson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Partner abuse, or intimate partner violence (IPV), is most simply defined as coercive control directed toward an intimate partner. Abuse is behavior that physically harms, incites fear or prevents the partner from doing what he or she wishes. IPV may be chronic, sporadic or an isolated incident. Intimate partner violence has been around as long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Experts Call for Greater Initiatives to End Abusive Relationships</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abusive-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abusive-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Domestic violence and other forms of abuse and distress within romantic relationships affect people from all walks of life, yet such issues have received an increasingly large spotlight as some celebrity relationships are revealed to reflect common concerns. Recently, an editorial published in India has focused on the tendency of many women to stay in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic Violence Perpetrators Shown to Overestimate Incidents</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-overestimate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-overestimate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary In terms of many difficult and undesirable parts of life –such as alcohol and substance abuse, compulsive behaviors, and more&#8211;, people often overestimate the rate at which certain issues occur. This effect may be especially prominent among people who commit the acts in question. This connection has been significantly show for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do Partners Abuse Each Other?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-partner-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-partner-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LeslieLarson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent estimates put the annual number of intimate partner violence (IPV) incidents in the U.S. at around 8 million &#8212; that is, 8 million men and women in the U.S. experience partner violence each year. Over the course of a lifetime, about 30% of all U.S. women and 20% of all U.S. men will experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seen, Heard, Felt, Hidden: Putting a Name to the Shameful Truth of Intimate Partner Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-domestic-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-domestic-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LeslieLarson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6056</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had been seeing “Nicole” for almost a year. She had made remarkable progress in her efforts to overcome the abuse and neglect of her childhood and wanted to draw on her new-found insights to improve her relationship with her husband. Gradually, she was making connections between the attachment deficits from her family of origin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Use of the Scaffolding Map in Narrative Therapy: Case Study with Peter</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/narrative-therapy-scaffolding-map/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/narrative-therapy-scaffolding-map/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peggygold</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently in my private practice I had the pleasure of meeting with an 11 year old boy named Peter. His father referred him to me because Peter was showing signs of “melancholy”, anger, and seemed to be lacking in his ability to experience happiness and/or high levels of positive emotion. Peter’s father had already shared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exposure to Domestic Violence when Young May Lead to Same</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/exposure-to-domestic-violence-when-young-may-lead-to-same/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/exposure-to-domestic-violence-when-young-may-lead-to-same/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary There are many ideas about the precise functioning of the human mind when it comes to violence and the committing of violent acts. An especially prevalent idea is that rather than being an intrinsic trait, the propensity for violence is a learned behavior that has complex interactions with the mind as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina Celebrates Citizens&#8217; Group Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/group-therapy-north-carolina/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/group-therapy-north-carolina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary The consequences, both physical and mental, of domestic violence and related abuse can be debilitating for many people, and the addition of substance abuse problems can make it an incredible challenge to extricate oneself from a harmful situation and seek help. Still more challenging is the ability to organize a group [...]]]></description>
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