Any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, or criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member. Violence escalates over time.
Episodes are repetitive.
Inertia due to depression, anxiety or other reasons. A Call for Help. Patient Care, June 15, 93-130. Exploring the dynamics. A Case Study of Elder Abuse and Neglect.