Descriptor English: | Domestic Violence | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Violencia Doméstica
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Violência Doméstica | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Violence domestique | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Family Violence Violence, Domestic Violence, Family |
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Tree number(s): |
I01.198.240.856.350 I01.880.735.900.350 SP2.770.750.103.782 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017579 | ||||||
Scope note: | Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another.Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone. (From: https://www.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh241/files/archives/factsheets/ojpfs_domesticviolence.html). |
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Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics EH ethnology ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence PC prevention & control PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data TD trends |
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Previous Indexing: |
Violence (1968-1993) specific type of abuse (1966-1993) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 94 |
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History Note: | 94 |
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Related: |
Sex Offenses
MeSH | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 31499 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D017579 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1994/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1992/12/28 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2015/06/22 |
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ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Social Sciences [I01]Social Sciences -
ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Social Sciences [I01]Social Sciences -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Delivery of Health Care [SP2]Delivery of Health Care
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Domestic Violence
- Preferred
Family Violence
- Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI |
M0026642 |
Scope note | Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another.Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone. (From: https://www.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh241/files/archives/factsheets/ojpfs_domesticviolence.html). |
Preferred term | Domestic Violence |
Entry term(s) |
Violence, Domestic |
Concept UI |
M0026641 |
Preferred term | Family Violence |
Entry term(s) |
Violence, Family |
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