Battered Women
MESHD018585
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)
Synonyms
- Abused Woman
- Woman, Abused
- Abused Women
- Women, Abused
- Battered Woman
- Woman, Battered
- Women, Battered
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