By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

As a psychologist, domestic abuse consultant and one who has known domestic violence personally, I’m frequently approached by battered women for “psychological truth.” They are eager to know if the names and labels given to them by their abusive partners, or by the court agents acting on their abuser’s behalf, hold any validity.

Many domestic violence survivors intuitively know they are falsely labeled, but remain at an impasse as to how they can refute such allegations. That is, how they can counter the slander characteristic of classic, crazy making legal-psychiatric abuse.

For full article, please visit: Psychological Abuse: 6 Tips for Holding Your Own When Improperly Labeled with a Psychiatric Diagnosis

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