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Maeve Bannister

MYSTERIOUS: Timeline of abuse indicates key patterns study | Mind Blowing Facts

Australian-first research has found psychological abuse is often a precursor to domestic violence. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Psychological abuse has been identified as a main feature of violent relationships as researchers find patterns that can help inform interventions and prevention.

For the first time in Australia, survivors of abusive relationships were asked to document the sequence of behaviours that led to violence.

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