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ICD-10
T74.1
ICD-9
995.81
Battered person syndrome is a physical and psychological condition of a person who has suffered (usually persistent) emotional, physical, or sexual abuse from another person.[1] It is classified as ICD-9 code 995.81 "Battered person syndrome" not elsewhere classified (NEC). The condition is the basis for the battered woman defense that has been used in cases ofphysically and psychologically abused women who have killed their abusers. The condition was first researched extensively by Lenore Walker, who used Martin Seligman's learned helplessness theory to explain why abused women stayed in destructive relationships.[2]
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The abused thinks that the violence was his or her fault. The abused has an inability to place the responsibility for the violence elsewhere. The abused fears for their life and/or the lives of their children (if present). The abused has an irrational belief that the abuser is omnipresent and omniscient.
violence despite the abuser's attempts to "make nice" results in the abused partner feeling at fault for not preventing a repeat cycle of violence. However, since the victim is not at fault and the violence is internally driven by the abuser's need to control, this self-blame results in feelings of helplessness rather than empowerment. The feeling of being both responsible for and helpless to stop the violence leads in turn to depression and passivity. This learned depression and passivity makes it difficult for the abused partner to marshal the resources and support system needed to leave.[8] Feelings of depression and passivity may also be created by lack of social support outside of the abusive situation. Research in the 1980s by Gondolf and Fisher found that women in abusive situations increase help-seeking behavior as violence intensifies. However, their attempts at seeking help are often frustrated by unresponsive extended family and social services.[9] In a 2002 study, Gondolf found that more than half of women had negative views of shelters and programs for battered women because of negative experiences with those programs.[10]
14. ^ *Noh, Marianne. and Lo, Celia. "Medicalization of the Battered Woman: A Historical-Social Construction of the Battered Woman Syndrome" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA (Aug 16, 2003) 2008-10-23. [1], last visited 2011-05-13. [hide]
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Victimisation
Domestic violence
Outline
Cycle of abuse
Overview
Intervention
Women's shelter
Economic abuse
Types
Physical abuse
Bride burning
Psychological abuse
Dowry death
Sati Bullying
Control
Embarrassment
Emotional blackmail
Gaslighting
Intimidation
Mind games
Sexual abuse
Setting up to fail
Verbal abuse
Humiliate Abuse
Bride-buying
Combination
Power
Reproductive coercion
Stalking
Child related
Sibling abuse
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Bolivia
Brazil
Countries
Chile
Columbia
Ecuador
Guyana
India
Iran
Norway
Pakistan
Panama Paraguay
Peru
Russia
Samoa
Tajikistan
Religion
Media
Documentaries
Blinded
Bordertown
Films
Daughters
Publications
Provoked
Family Process
Family Relations
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse Violence Against Women Battered woman defense
Other
Misogyny
Abuse
Anti-social behaviour
Bullying
Types
Cruelty to animals
Domestic abuse
Elder abuse
Harassment Humiliation
Incivility
Institutional abuse
Intimidation
Neglect
Persecution
Personal abuse
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Stalking
Structural abuse
Verbal abuse
Control
Dehumanization
Denial
Related topics
Destabilisation
Exaggeration Lying
Manipulation
Minimisation
Personality disorders
Power
Psychological projection
Psychological trauma
Victim blaming
Victim playing
Victimisation