From The Psychiatric Times:

Battered Patient Syndrome?

I am writing to comment on the online article by Lenore Walker,
EdD entitled “Battered Woman Syndrome: Key Elements of a
Diagnosis and Treatment Plan.” In my view, Dr Walker’s report
contains several inaccuracies and distortions—such as the notion
that our society trains men to dominate and control women (“It
is understood that domestic violence is part of gender
violence. . .”) Dr Walker provides no credible evidence for this
claim.

Furthermore, Dr Walker’s claim that “. . . many more women than
men are the victims of physical, sexual, and psychological
abuse. . .” must also be put in perspective. For example, a recent exhaustive and carefully controlled study found that in nonreciprocally (unilateral) violent relationships, women were the perpetrators in more than 70% of cases.1

And what of violence directed against children, discussion of which Dr Walker omits? Some data indicate that 70% of violence against children (another form of domestic violence all too often ignored) comes from mothers and 30% from fathers, according to government statistics.2-4

It is worth mentioning that there is very little evidence that a battered women syndrome is any different from a battered men syndrome or from a battered child syndrome. Should we not be referring to a battered patients syndrome? Also worth noting that rates of domestic or intimate partner violence are among the highest in lesbian couples.5

—Arnold Robbins, MD Baltimore, Maryland

References

1. Whitaker DJ, Haileyesus T, Swahn M, Saltzman LS. Differences in frequency of violence and reported injury between relationships with reciprocal and nonreciprocal intimate partner violence. Am J Public Health. 2007;97: 941-947. Online at Differences in Frequency of Violence and Reported Injury Between Relationships With Reciprocal and Nonreciprocal Intimate Partner Violence -- Whitaker et al. 97 (5): 941 -- American Journal of Public Health. Accessed August 3, 2009.

2. Child Maltreatment 2002, US Dept. of Health and Human Services publication pp.24 and 45. Online at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cwo02/chapters/intro2002.htm
and www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040401.html. Accessed August 3, 2009.

3. Sedlack AJ, Broadhurst DD. Executive Summary of the Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect. US Department of Health and Human Services. Online at Executive Summary of the Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect. Accessed August 3, 2009.

4. Domestic-Violence Equivalent of the Berlin Wall Begins to Crumble? Online at dads & things Blog Archive Domestic-Violence equivalent of the Berlin Wall begins to crumble?. Accessed August 3, 2009.

5. Kaschak E. Intimate Betrayal—Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships. The Haworth Press, New York. 2002.

It is interesting to read the author of this article respond to the two letters written against the article.

1. She cites computers as making a control group unnecessary.

This is, of course, not true as the scientific method clearly requires a control group. No amount of math will make a control group unnecessary.

2. She cites the fact that she got the grant as proof of the studies result. This is circular reasoning.

3. She cites some court case as proof that women don't batter men? Again relying on circular reasoning. If we don't recognize male victims of DV then we will never have court cases.

4. Interestingly she cites that children see DV as child abuse while ignoring actual child abuse.

5. She then and postulates that men should be quarentined so as to stop the spread of the deadly disease of violence against women.

I see this as a direct threat to have us stop asking our pesky questions of what is surely a setteled matter that all men are bad and women are saints.

So if you want proof that the feminists plan is that concentration camps will come next, just read it in this article.

It is there in black and white from one of their experts.