battered women

Preferred Label : battered women;

MeSH definition : 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); 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);

MeSH synonym : woman, abused; woman, battered; battered woman; women, abused; abused women; women, battered; abused woman;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Intimate partner violence;

MeSH annotation : prefer SPOUSE ABUSE for battering of wives; check tags HUMANS & FEMALE;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimate partner violence;

Details

Origin ID

D018585;

UMLS CUI

C0242810;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Battered wife [MedDRA LLT]
- Woman abuse [PASCAL descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- battered women [MeSH concept]
See also
- spouse abuse [MeSH Descriptor]
- violence [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- circumcision, female [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Battered woman syndrome (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- battered woman syndrome [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Patient or Disabled Group [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Battered wife (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- Gender-Based Violence [DeCS]
- Physical abuse [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- gender-based violence [Q-code]

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