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Battered Women

Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)

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Abstract

Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Abused Woman
  • Abused Women
  • Battered Woman
  • Woman, Abused
  • Woman, Battered
  • Women, Abused
  • Women, Battered

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

prefer SPOUSE ABUSE for battering of wives; check tags HUMANS & FEMALE

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  1. M01w.975w.155

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Battered Women. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018585. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018585
  2. Battered Women. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105103095