"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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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Protecting women: new domestic violence countermeasures for COVID-19 in Japan. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2021 12; 29(1):1874601.
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Violence against women during the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrative review. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Nov; 151(2):180-187.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence in Bangladesh. Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Oct; 53:102393.
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COVID-19 and domestic violence against women. Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Oct; 53:102227.
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Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry? Int J Law Psychiatry. 2020 Jul - Aug; 71:101594.
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COVID-19: Endangering women's mental and reproductive health. Indian J Public Health. 2020 Jun; 64(Supplement):S251-S252.
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Violence against women, children, and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: overview, contributing factors, and mitigating measures. Cad Saude Publica. 2020; 36(4):e00074420.
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Social network analysis to characterize women victims of violence. BMC Public Health. 2019 May 02; 19(1):494.
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Indian novice nurses' perceptions of their role in caring for women who have experienced intimate partner violence. Br J Nurs. 2018 May 24; 27(10):559-564.
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Violated and vulnerable: women's experiences of contracting a sexually transmitted infection from a male partner. J Clin Nurs. 2017 Aug; 26(15-16):2342-2352.