"Battered Women" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018585
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.975.155
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| Concept/Terms |
Battered Women- Battered Women
- Woman, Abused
- Women, Battered
- Women, Abused
- Battered Woman
- Woman, Battered
- Abused Woman
- Abused Women
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Battered Women" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of Addition of an Intimate Partner Violence Intervention to a Nurse Home Visitation Program on Maternal Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2019 04 23; 321(16):1576-1585.
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Loneliness and mistreatment of older Chinese women: does social support matter? J Women Aging. 2009; 21(4):293-302.
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Resource loss and naturalistic reduction of PTSD among inner-city women. J Interpers Violence. 2009 Mar; 24(3):482-98.
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Emotional numbing weakens abused inner-city women's resiliency resources. J Trauma Stress. 2007 Apr; 20(2):197-206.
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Revictimization and interpersonal resource loss predicts PTSD among women in substance-use treatment. J Trauma Stress. 2004 Apr; 17(2):173-81.