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Qualifier English: Battered Women
Qualifier Spanish: Mujeres Maltratadas
Descriptor mujeres maltratadas
Entry term(s) mujeres ultrajadas
mujeres violadas
Scope note: Mujeres sometidas física y mentalmente a maltrato durante un período prolongado de tiempo, por lo general por el marido u otra figura de macho dominante. Las características del síndrome de la mujer maltratada son la indefensión, miedo constante y la incapacidad percibida para escapar. (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)
Qualifier Portuguese: Mulheres Maltratadas
Qualifier French: Femmes victimes de violence
Entry term(s): Abused Woman
Abused Women
Battered Woman
Woman, Abused
Woman, Battered
Women, Abused
Women, Battered
Tree number(s): M01.975.155
SP3.522.561.200.546
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018585
Scope note: 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)
Annotation: prefer SPOUSE ABUSE for battering of wives; check tags HUMANS & FEMALE
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Related: Spouse Abuse MeSH
DeCS ID: 32346
Unique ID: D018585
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/16
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Battered Women - Preferred
Concept UI M0027858
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Battered Women
Entry term(s) Abused Woman
Abused Women
Battered Woman
Woman, Abused
Woman, Battered
Women, Abused
Women, Battered



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