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Domestic Violence & Alcohol
Role of Domestic Violence and alcohol in marriage
The Role of Domestic Violence and Alcohol
Evidence of Effective Treatment
The purpose of this work is to examine the relation of alcohol, specifically alcoholism in relation to domestic abuse perpetrated against one spouse by the other in marriage where alcohol plays a leading role in attributing to the abuse.
Most individuals are able to have a drink or two with their evening meal and simply relax with no event ensuing. However, there are individuals that cannot take even the first drink and it has been observed that there are those so sensitive to the effects of alcohol that merely opening a bottle and inhaling the fumes changes their personality immediately. Alcoholism is a volatile and dangerous mix in any marriage but within the marriage where issues already exist alcohol may progress toward the end of the spectrum that is considered to be fatal to the partner who suffers the abuse, or if enough fear has been aroused then it could very well be fatal to the abuser...
As a matter of fact, research findings conclude that the child that is exposed early to alcohol use it tends to increase the chance that they too will in turn resort to abuse of alcohol which invariably leads to some type of deviant behavior within a marriage. According to Stuart et al., the elements that are most likely to lead to an event of domestic violence are situational such as: "marital distress, health problems, legal problems, vocational and financial instability and disrupted family rituals such as holidays, birthdays, or other special occasions."
It has been determined by behavioral geneticists that there exists within alcoholism a genetic component and just as well it is such that must be activated through environmental factors.…
Bibliography:
Jennison, Karen & Johnson, Kenneth (2001)"Parental alcoholism as a risk factor for DSM-IV-defined alcohol abuse and dependence in American women: the protective benefits of dyadic cohesion in marital communication" The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, May, 2001
Stuart et al. Reductions in Marital Violence Following Treatment for Alcohol Dependence J. Interpers Violence .2003; 18: 1113-1131[Online] located at: http://www .findarticles.com/p / articles/mi_m0978/is_2_27/ai_112083062/pg_1
Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2003) 2003 SAGE Publications, Vol.18, No 10, 1113-1131 DOI: 10.1177/0886260503255550 [Online] at: http://jiv.sagepub.com/cgi/content/ab stract/18 / 10/1113
Evidence that Treatment is Often Effective
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