"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Battered Women" by people in Profiles.
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Draughon JE, Lucea MB, Campbell JC, Paterno MT, Bertrand DR, Sharps PW, Campbell DW, Stockman JK. Impact of Intimate Partner Forced Sex on HIV Risk Factors in Physically Abused African American and African Caribbean Women. J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Oct; 17(5):1313-21.
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Sutherland MA, Fantasia HC. Successful research recruitment strategies in a study focused on abused rural women at risk for sexually transmitted infections. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2012 Jul-Aug; 57(4):381-5.
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Anderson ML, Leigh IW. Intimate partner violence against deaf female college students. Violence Against Women. 2011 Jul; 17(7):822-34.
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Wozniak JA, McCloskey KA. Fact or fiction? Gender issues related to newspaper reports of intimate partner homicide. Violence Against Women. 2010 Aug; 16(8):934-52.
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Jayatilleke A, Poudel KC, Jimba M. Screening for intimate partner violence. JAMA. 2009 Dec 09; 302(22):2434; author reply 2434-5.
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Najavits LM. Psychotherapies for trauma and substance abuse in women: review and policy implications. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2009 Jul; 10(3):290-8.
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Gottlieb AS. Intimate partner violence: a clinical review of screening and intervention. Womens Health (Lond). 2008 Sep; 4(5):529-39.
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Finlay-Morreale H. An essay award prize winner writes. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2008; 71(1):49.
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Wang B, Li X, Stanton B, Fang X, Yang H, Zhao R, Hong Y. Sexual coercion, HIV-related risk, and mental health among female sex workers in China. Health Care Women Int. 2007 Sep; 28(8):745-62.
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McCloskey LA, Williams CM, Lichter E, Gerber M, Ganz ML, Sege R. Abused women disclose partner interference with health care: an unrecognized form of battering. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Aug; 22(8):1067-72.