Treatment for Men Who Are Abusive to Their Partners

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Domestic Violence

In brief

This study will develop an individual behavior therapy for men who are violent toward their partners and will compare the therapy to standard group treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00070863

Run by

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

People needed

60

Starts

2002-06-01

Expected to finish

2005-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Involved in male-to-female physical aggression in the past 12 months or has a history of severe male-to-female aggression in a relationship
• Current involvement in a primary intimate relationship (cohabiting, dating, or married) for at least 6 months, with partner contact at least once per week
• Willingness to provide written consent for partner contact
• Partner provides verbal assent for the use of information during an initial phone interview and agrees to be re-contacted for scheduled follow-up interviews

You may not qualify if…

• Psychotic symptoms or severe mood disorder
• Mental retardation, autism, dementia, delirium, catatonia, or other severe cognitive disorders
• Severe head trauma in the past two years
• Seizure disorder
• Current diagnosis of alcohol dependence or drug dependence. Participants must be in remission for at least 6 months if a past diagnosis is present.

Where it is running

• Domestic Violence Center of Howard County — Columbia, Maryland, United States

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