Biomaterial Database

The dynamics of leaving and recovering from an abusive relationship. 1998

K M Landenburger

Nursing Program, University of Washington, Tacoma 98402-3100, USA.

The process of leaving an abusive relationship involves repeated attempts at leaving and returning and is influenced by a number of individual characteristics and contextual factors. Leaving is an initial step in recovering from an abusive relationship, a process that also includes struggling for survival, grieving, and searching for the meaning of the experience. Nurses must recognize that recovering from an abusive relationship can be a lifelong process, and health care providers have unique opportunities to support a woman's recovery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009729	Nursing	The field of nursing care concerned with the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.	Nursings
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013179	Spouse Abuse	Deliberate severe and repeated injury to one domestic partner by the other.	Partner Abuse,Wife Abuse,Spousal Abuse,Abuse, Partner,Abuse, Spousal,Abuse, Spouse,Abuse, Wife
D014861	Washington	State bounded by on the north by Canada, on the east by Idaho, on the south by Oregon, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
D016387	Women's Health	The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women.	Woman's Health,Womens Health,Health, Woman's,Health, Women's,Health, Womens
D018585	Battered Women	Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)	Abused Women,Women, Abused,Women, Battered,Abused Woman,Battered Woman,Woman, Abused,Woman, Battered