What is battered person syndrome?

Battered Person Syndrome refers to the psychological and physical stress from being the victim of consistent and severe violence, verbal, and emotional abuse from someone else, usually in a domestic environment such as from a spouse or a loved one.

How do members experience battered person syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with battered person syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for battered person syndrome*

Who has battered person syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 26
40s 37
50s 39
60s 32
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 9
Female 135