The Abusive Personality: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships. 2nd ed.

The Abusive Personality: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships. 2nd ed. Donald G Dutton. New York (NY): Guilford Press; 2007. 262 p. CDN$42.95.

Reviewer rating: Excellent

Review by Vera Lantos, MD, FRCPC

Ottawa, Ontario

This is an exemplary book, every step of the way: rich in information, scrupulous in its methodology and clarity of concepts, uncompromising yet tactful in its critical review of earlier hypothesis, and an engaging, articulate read on a vitally important subject.

Intimate partner violence, a topic that was avoided until the last quarter-century, is a confounding subject and much more complex than earlier approaches (social and …