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Wifebeaters Often Shy Drinkers
In a pilot study of 12 middle class Massachusetts families, psychiatrists find many abusers are small, shy men who drink heavily and are sexually ineffectual while wives are aggressive and frigid. Abuse often starts after years of violence until a child interferes and the family seeks help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Goldenstein
Chicago
Massachusetts
John E. Snell
Richard J. Rosenwald
Ames Robey
Framingham
Mass
General Psychiatry
American Medical Association