Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016
Improvements in Empathy and Cognitive Flexibility after Court-Mandated Intervention Program in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: The Role of Alcohol Abuse.
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- A Meta-analysis of Cognitive Functioning in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators.Neuropsychology review · 2024Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Intervention Programs for Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence with Substance Abuse and/or Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of associations between empathy and alcohol use and problems in clinical and non-clinical samples.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2022Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial examining the effects of intranasal oxytocin on alcohol craving and intimate partner aggression among couples.Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Trial
- Changes in Psychological Inflexibility and Intimate Partner Violence Among Men in an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention Program.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Role of Alexithymia and Impulsivity in Male Victims and Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Participants in Court-mandated Intervention Programs for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators with Substance Use Problems: A Systematic Review of Specific Risk Factors.Psychosocial intervention · 2023Article
- Neuropsychological Performance, Substance Misuse, and Recidivism in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators.Psychosocial intervention · 2023Article
- Cognitive Flexibility and Reaction Time Improvements After Cognitive Training Designed for Men Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of family violence · 2022Article
- Long-Term Drug Misuse Increases the Risk of Cognitive Dysfunctions in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: Key Intervention Targets for Reducing Dropout and Reoffending.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Importance of Considering Alexithymia during Initial Stages of Intimate Partner Violence Interventions to Design Adjuvant Treatments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Dropout from Court-Mandated Intervention Programs for Intimate Partner Violence Offenders: The Relevance of Alcohol Misuse and Cognitive Impairments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Acceptability of Intimate Partner Violence among Male Offenders: The Role of Set-Shifting and Emotion Decoding Dysfunctions as Cognitive Risk Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Brain Resting-State Functional Connectivity Underlying Violence Proneness: Is It a Reliable Marker for Neurocriminology? A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Could Alcohol Abuse Drive Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators' Psychophysiological Response to Acute Stress?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Research assessing the effectiveness of intervention programs for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators has increased considerably in recent years. However, most of it has been focused on the analysis of psychological domains, neglecting neuropsychological variables and the effects of alcohol consumption on these variables. This study evaluated potential neuropsychological changes (emotional decoding, perspective taking, emotional empathy and cognitive flexibility) and their relationship with alcohol consumption in a mandatory intervention program for IPV perpetrators, as well as how these variables affect the risk of IPV recidivism. The sample was composed of 116 individuals with high alcohol (n = 55; HA) and low alcohol (n = 61; LA) consumption according to self-report screening measures who received treatment in a IPV perpetrator intervention program developed in Valencia (Spain). IPV perpetrators with HA consumption were less accurate in decoding emotional facial signals and adopting others' perspective, and less cognitively flexible than those with LA consumption before the IPV intervention. Further, the effectiveness of the intervention program was demonstrated, with increases being observed in cognitive empathy (emotional decoding and perspective taking) and in cognitive flexibility. Nevertheless, the HA group showed a smaller improvement in these skills and higher risk of IPV recidivism than the LA group. Moreover, improvement in these skills was related to a lower risk of IPV recidivism. The study provides guidance on the targeting of cognitive domains, which are key factors for reducing IPV recidivism.
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