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Preferred term

Emotional Abuse  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Abuse, Psychological
  • Abuses, Psychological
  • Psychological Abuse
  • Psychological Abuses

Scope note

  • Nonphysical abuse as defined as a pattern of behavior in which one person deliberately and repeatedly subjects another to nonphysical acts that are detrimental to behavioral and affective functioning and overall mental well-being. (APA Dictionary of Psychology, accessed 4/21/2020).

History note

  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000085202

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