The Violence and Addiction Equation

The Violence and Addiction Equation is an empirically based book that bridges the relationship between violence and substance addiction with a focus on the overlap of issues. It is a groundbreaking collection of contributions by prominent clinicians in the field, and the timely chapter's include clinical commentary that identifies and elaborates on points of transfer from theory to clinical practice.

Christine Wekerle, PhD, is Scientific Leader of the Aggression Initiative in the Child Psychiatry Program at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Ontario. She is also and Associate of the LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution at York University. She has published in the areas of violence and its prevention, including child maltreatment and adolescent dating violence, and had most recently conducted collaborative research projects on the overlap between substance use and abuse and relationship violence. Anne-Marie Wall, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, Clinical Program, at York University in Toronto, Ontario. At York, she is also an Associate of the LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution. Dr. Wall had published in the area of addiction, with a focus on environmental and cognitive determinants of alcohol use and abuse. Her current collaborative research endeavors span the areas of substance use/abuse and risk-taking behaviors, as well as cognitive mechanisms involved in the mediation of intimate violence among adolescents and adults.

Contributors Preface Chapter1. Christine Wekerle and Anne-Marie Wall Introduction: The Overlapbetween Relationship Violence and Substance Abuse I. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS Chapter 2. Robert O. Pihl and Peter N.S. Hoaken Biological Bases ofAddiction and Aggression in Close Relationships Chapter 3. Patricia McKinsey Crittenden and Angelika Hartl Claussen Developmental PsychopathologyPerspectives on Substance Abuse and RelationshipViolence Chapter 4. Gordon L. Flett and Paul L. Hewitt Personality Factors and Substance Abuse inRelationship Violence and Child Abuse: A Review andTheoretical Analysis Chapter 5. Sherry H. Stewart and Anne L. Israeli Substance Abuse and Co-OccurringPsychiatric Disorders in Victims of Intimate Violence Chapter 6. Anne-Marie Wall and Sherry McKee Cognitive Social Learning Models of Substance Use andIntimate Relationships II. RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCEAND ADDICTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN Chapter 7. Debra J. Pepler, Wendy M. Craig, Jennifer Connolly, and Kathryn Henderson Bullying, Sexual Harassment, DatingViolence and Substance Use among Adolescents Chapter 8. Mark D. Wood and Kenneth J. Sher Sexual Assaultand Relationship Violence among College Students:Examining the Role of Alcohol and Other Drugs Chapter9. Kenneth E. Leonard Alcohol and Substance Abuse inMarital Violence and Child Maltreatment Chapter 10. Mandra L. Rasmussen Hall and Victoria M. Follette Substance Abuse and Interpersonal Violence in OlderAdults III. CLINICAL ISSUES IN INTERVENTION FORINTIMATE VIOLENCE AND ADDICTION PROBLEMS Chapter11. John Schafer and Raul Caetano Violence andAlcohol: Cultural Issues and Barriers to Treatment Chapter 12. William R. Downs and Brenda A. Miller Treating Dual Problems of Partner Violence and SubstanceAbuse Chapter 13. Caroline Easton and Rajita Sinha Treating the Addicted Male Batterer: PromisingDirections for Dual-Focused Programming Chapter 14. Timothy J. O'Farrell and Christopher M. Murphy Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse:Encountering the Problem of Domestic Violence Chapter 15. Anna-Lee Pittman and David A. Wolfe Bridging theGap: Prevention of Adolescent Risk Behaviors andDevelopment of Healthy Nonviolent DatingRelationships Chapter 16. Christine Wekerle and Anne-Marie Wall Conclusion: Clinical and ResearchIssues in Relationship Violence and SubstanceAbuse Index