Battered woman syndrome

Also known as: Intimate partner violence syndrome

Psychological pattern after repeated partner abuse.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Trauma-related syndromes
Sex & age distribution: Male: rare victims; Female: affected, almost all; Children: yes, exposed children
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Learned helplessness and cycles of violence.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (6)

anxietydepressionfearhypervigilancelearned helplessnesslow self-esteem

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