When “I Love You” Turns Violent

Recognizing, Confronting and Ending Dangerous Relationships

by Scott A. Johnson, M.A., L.P.

A man is battered by a romantic partner in the U.S. every thirty-eight seconds, a woman every twenty-one seconds (www.batteredmen.com). In a new, expanded edition of When “I Love You” Turns Violent, psychologist Scott A. Johnson provides important facts and advice if you or someone you care about is involved in an abusive relationship. With illuminating examples, checklists, charts and diagrams, this powerful guide will show you how to:

• Recognize abuse in all its forms
• Discover the harmful effects of abuse on victims, abusers and society
• Find out how your patterns of thinking may make you more likely to become an abuser or a victim and how to change them if they do
• Relate to your partner in healthy, nonviolent ways
• Implement the nineteen rules for problem resolution
• Learn the three crucial factors for healthy sexual behavior
• Heal after abuse

Revised, expanded and updated, this edition features vital information for married couples, imperative steps for intervention and the truth about how alcohol and explosive tempers cause relationships to destruct. Johnson sensitively addresses the struggles of military personnel in time of war to keep the violence of their experiences from poisoning their relationships.

No one deserves to be hurt by those they love. With Johnson’s sound strategies, you can stop the violence and develop healthy, happy relationships.

Scott A. Johnson, M.A., is a Licensed Psychologist who specializes in relationship issues and forensic psychology. A Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Specialties in Forensic Psychology, Academy Certified Diplomate of the American Academy of Certified Consultants and Experts and a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners, he is widely published on the subjects of sexual assault, marital and relationship problems. He lives and practices outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A New Horizon Press Release
Self-help/Relationships
5.5 x 8.25, 224 pages
LC # 2004118082, world rights
ISBN-10: 0-88282-262-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-88282-262-4 (pb), $14.95