Domestic Violence

Deliberate, often repetitive physical, verbal, and/or other types of abuse by one or more members against others of a household.

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): I01.198.240.856.350, I01.880.735.900.350

MeSH Unique ID: D017579

Entry Terms:

• Violence, Domestic
• Family Violence
• Violence, Family

Previous Indexing:

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

See Also:

• Sex Offenses

All MeSH Categories
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Criminology
Crime
Violence
Domestic Violence
Child Abuse
Child Abuse, Sexual
Elder Abuse
Honor-Based Violence
Spouse Abuse

All MeSH Categories
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Sociology
Social Problems
Violence
Domestic Violence
Child Abuse
Child Abuse, Sexual
Elder Abuse
Spouse Abuse