The Battered Woman Syndrome

With its focus on the connection between health and mental health symptoms, this seminal, groundbreaking work continues to forge new directions in the field of domestic violence. Describing a condition that is the basis for the battered woman defense—cited in cases of physically and psychologically abused women who have killed their abusers—it continues to be used as a defense to explain premeditated assault or murder. Completely updated, the fourth edition reflects the significant changes ...