Opinion ID: 1377527
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: acceptance of theory in scientific community

Text: This court has already determined in Allery that Klingbeil's methodology in the diagnosis and treatment of battered women has received general acceptance in the community of mental health experts. Researchers studying battered women agree that they share the personality traits characteristic of women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder described by Klingbeil in her testimony. Walker, Thyfault & Browne, Beyond the Juror's Ken: Battered Women, 7 Vt. L. Rev. 1 (1982); J. Giles-Sims, Wife-Battering: A Systems Theory Approach (1983); 2-3 Victimology (1977-78) (special issue on spouse abuse and domestic violence); R. Dobash, Violence Against Wives (1979); M. Pagelow, Woman-Battering: Victims and Their Experiences (1981); W. Stacey & A. Shupe, The Family Secret: Domestic Violence in America (1983).