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Thirty years of research show alcohol to be a cause of intimate partner violence

Future research needs to identify who to treat and how to treat them

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ID23325812
AuthorsKenneth E Leonard (0000-0001-6658-1264, Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo State University of New York Buffalo USA), Brian M Quigley (0000-0002-3750-5171, Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo State University of New York Buffalo USA)
Year2017
Volume36
Issue1
Pages7-9
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDrug and Alcohol Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-5236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3362
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/dar.12434
PMID27305859
OpenAlexW2422309414
LanguageEN
Citations received74
References cited24

Research over the past 30 years has demonstrated that excessive alcohol use meets all of the epidemiological criteria for causality. While neither a necessary nor a sufficient cause, excessive alcohol use does contribute to the occurrence of partner violence and that contribution is approximately equal to other contributing causes such as gender roles, anger and marital functioning. Current theories of how excessive drinking results in partner violence provide a potentially valuable framework with respect to who should be targeted for interventions with respect to alcohol‐related partner violence and what those interventions should address.

Anger · Causality (physics) · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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