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Domestic Violence MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Domestic Violence
Tree Number(s)
I01.198.240.856.350
I01.880.735.900.350
Unique ID
D017579
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017579
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
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).
Entry Term(s)
Family Violence
Previous Indexing
specific type of abuse (1966-1993)
Violence (1968-1993)
See Also
Sex Offenses
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Domestic Violence Preferred
Family Violence Related
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