Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART 1. UNDERSTANDING THE BATTERER
6. 1. Affect Regulation and Narcissistic Equilibrium 19
7. 2. The Experience of Self and Other 35
8. 3. Identification with the Aggressor 54
9. PART 2. THE POLITICS OF THE BATTERER-TREATMENT MOVEMENT
10. 4. Political Versus Clinical Determination of Abuse and Other Associations 69
11. 5. Our Unwitting Persecution of the Batterer and Other Facile Conveniences 77
12. PART 3. TREATMENT
13. 6. Countertransference 83
14. 7. Transference 100
15. 8. Joining Techniques 112
16. 9. Working Through: A Synthesis 129
17. Appendix 141
18. Notes 143
19. Bibliography 153
20. Index 159