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Battered Women in the United States

ByStephen Reed,EMT,CNA,CMA,Paralegal/Legal Assistant

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Whenever people hear “Battered Women”, there are those they will say, “Well, she probable deserved it”. Why do we care about the problem, it will never happen to me! 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. It is classified as ICD-9 code 995.81 "Battered person syndrome" not elsewhere classified (NEC). The condition is the basis for the battered spouse defense that has been used in cases of physically and psychologically abused spouses who have killed their abusers. The condition was first researched extensively by Lenore E. Walker, who used Martin Seligman's learned helplessness theory to explain why abused spouses stayed in destructive relationships.

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Publication Date
Feb 25, 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781312947443
Category
Law
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Stephen Reed,EMT,CNA,CMA,Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Specifications

Pages
116
Binding
Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)

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