Concept information
Preferred term
Battered Women
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Abused Woman
- Abused Women
- Battered Woman
- Woman, Abused
- Woman, Battered
- Women, Abused
- Women, Battered
Note
- prefer SPOUSE ABUSE for battering of wives; check tags HUMANS & FEMALE
Scope note
- 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)
History note
- 95
In other languages
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Finnish
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pahoinpidelty nainen
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piesty nainen
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piestyt naiset
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Swedish
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Kvinnomisshandel
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018585
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