Battered woman syndrome
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Battered person syndrome is a physical and psychological condition that is classified by the ICD-9 as "Battered person syndrome" NEC or otherwise included within DSM-IV as a sub-category of post-traumatic stress disorder. This condition has been used as a defence by women who have experienced long-term physical and psychological abuse, and have killed their abusers. This was called battered woman syndrome by Lenore Walker (1979).
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