Intimate partner abuse, mostly cited for impacting mental health, causes significant physical health conditions, which when identified, can provide a valuable advantage to assisting victims in obtaining a return to health with the right approach to healing.
Unfortunately, coercive control in an intimate relationship is too often not seen by the recipient or those with whom they might come in contact, who could be in a position to help, such as a friend, family member, psychotherapist, or primary care professional.