The Psychologically Abused Woman: Health Impacts and Clinical Care
1. Introduction Psychological abuse directed at a woman by an intimate partner involves a systematic pattern of coercive control, intimidation, and emotional degradation designed to dismantle her autonomy and self-worth. This chronic interpersonal trauma inflicts profound neurobiological damage, precipitating severe clinical depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and long-term somatic diseases. Clinical medicine recognizes that the unrelenting … Read more