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).

Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

obecné nebo nevymezené, dej přednost přesnějšímu deskriptoru

DUI

D017579 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0026642

Previous indexing

specific type of abuse (1966-1993); Violence (1968-1993)

History note

94

Public note

94