Domestic Violence and Alcohol
Selected Bibliography


American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs Report, Alcohol, Drugs and Family Violence. Report A-93. 1993.

Babcock, Marguerite and Christine McKay. Challenging Codependency: Feminist Critiques. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995.

Bennett, L., and M. Lawson. "Barriers to Cooperation between Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Programs." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, pp. 277-286, 1994.

Bepko, Claudia, ed. Feminism and Addiction. New York: Haworth Press, 1991.

Bland, Patricia J. "Strategies for Improving Women's Safety and Sobriety." The Source: National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, Winter, 1997.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence Treatment Improvement Protocol #25. May be ordered by contacting The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), 800-729-6686 or (301) 468-2600; TDD 800-487-4889. Online at http://www.samhsa.gov/csat/csat.htm.

Coleman, D. and Murray A. Straus. Alcohol abuse and family violence. In E. Gottheil, ed., Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Aggression. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1983.

Collins, James J., Larry A. Kroutil, E. Joyce Roland and Marlee Moore-Gurrera. "Issues in the Linkage of Alcohol and Domestic Violence Services." Recent Developments in Alcoholism, Volume 13: Alcoholism and Violence, ed., Marc Galanter. New York: Plenum Press, 1997.

Cruz, J. Michael and Robert L. Peralta. "Family Violence and Substance Use: The Perceived Effects of Substance Use Within Gay Male Relationships." Violence and Victims, Vol. 16 No. 2, 2001.

Downs, William R., Denise D. Werner and Brenda A. Miller. "Differential Patterns of Partner-to- Woman Violence: A Comparison of Samples of Community, Alcohol Abusing, and Battered Women." A paper presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Reno, NV, 1989.

El-Bassel, Nabila, Louisa Gilbert, Valli Rajah, Anthony Foleno and Victoria Frye. "Social Support Among Women in Methadone Treatment Who Experience Partner Violence." Violence Against Women, Vol. 7 No., 3, 246-274, March 2001.

Frank, Phyllis B. and Gail Kadison Golden. "Blaming by Naming: Battered Women and the Epidemic of Codependence." Social Work, Vol. 37, No. 1, January 1992.

Hart, Barbara J. Esq., and Frank Jans, M.A., C.A.C., C.C.S. Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction: A Resource Manual for Advocates Working to End Domestic Violence. Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Harrisburg: 1997. (Available from PCADV, 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA. 17112, 717-545-6400.)

Kasl, Charlotte Davis. "The Twelve-Step Controversy." Ms. Magazine, November/December, 1990.

Kaufman Kantor, Glenda and Murray A. Straus. "The 'Drunken Bum'Theory of Wife Beating." Social Problems, Vol. 34, No. 3, June 1987.

Krestan, Jo-Ann and Claudia Bepko. "Codependency: The Social Reconstruction of Female Experience." In Claudia Bepko, ed., Feminism and Addiction. New York: Haworth Press, 1991.

Lang, A.R, D.J. Gaeskner, V.J. Adesso and G.A. Marlatt. "Effects of Alcohol on Aggression in Male Social Drinkers." Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Vol. 84, No. 5, 508-518, 1975.

Levy, A.J., and J.S. Brekke. "Spouse Battering and Chemical Dependency: Dynamics, Treatment, and Services Delivery." In Aggression, Family Violence and Chemical Dependency, ed., D. Finnegan, pp. 81-97. Binghamton, NY: Haworth, 1990.

Marlatt, G. Alan and Damaris J. Rohsenow. "Cognitive Processes In Alcohol Use: Expectancy and the Balanced Placebo Design." In Nancy K. Mello, ed., Advances in Substance Abuse Behavioral and Biological Research. Greenwich, CT: Jai Press Inc., 1980.

MacAndrew, C. and R.B. Edgerton. Drunken Comportment: A Social Explanation. Chicago: Aldine, 1969.

Miller, B.A., W.R. Downs and D.M. Gondoli. "Spousal Violence Among Alcoholic Women as Compared to a Random Household Sample of Women." Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 60, No. 6, 533-540, 1989.

Miller, Brenda A., William R. Downs, Maria Testa and Denise Panek. The Relationship Between Victims’/Perpetrators’ Alcohol Use and Spousal Violence. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Crimnology. Baltimore, MD, November 1990.

Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women. Safety First: Battered Women Surviving Violence When Alcohol and Drugs are Involved. Minneapolis: 1992.

Roth, Paula, ed. Alcohol and Drugs are Women's Issues, Volumes One and Two. Metuchen, N.J. & London: Women's Action Alliance and The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1991.

Surrey, Janet. "The ‘Self-in-Relation': A Theory of Women's Development." Stone Center for Developmental Services and Studies, Wellesley College, 1985.

Wright, Janet. "Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse: A Cooperative Approach Toward Working With Dually Affected Families." In Edith M. Freeman, ed., Social Work Practice With Clients Who Have Alcohol Problems. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1985.

Zubretsky, Theresa M. "Promising Directions for Helping Chemically-involved Battered Women Get Safe and Sober." In Albert R. Roberts, ed., Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Zubretsky, Theresa M. and Karla M. Digirolamo. "The False Connection Between Adult Domestic Violence and Alcohol." In Albert R. Roberts, ed., Helping Battered Women. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.


Compiled by Theresa M. Zubretsky, The Safety Zone, March 2002.

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