When medically treating battered women, Centre Community Hospital of Centre County, Pennsylvania developed an entire model used to identify if a patient has indeed been abused. Oftentimes a woman experiencing domestic violence will put of seeking treatment for her injuries without explanation. The delay in reaching out for treatment could be due to embarrassment or fear of further abuse by her partner. Secondly, a doctor or law enforcement officer should anticipate a woman’s explanation of her injuries to be inconsistent with the actual injury. For instance multiple fractures and broken bones would not match up with a trivial fall on a sidewalk. Next a history of injuries pointing to trauma should be researched in the patient’s records. Since up to 64% of hospitalized female psychiatric patients have been abused as adults, a helping professional should check for a history of substance abuse, suicide attempts, and depression. Following this, a history of nonspecific physical and somatic complaints should be assessed. Finally if a woman has an overly attentive and aggressive partner, this is a key indicator of domestic violence and assault.The second diagnostic category that Centre Community Hospital uses to identify a domestic violence case is by the actual physical signs on a woman‘s body. Injuries typical of abuse include those to the face, head, neck, breasts, abdomen, or genitals. “Spontaneous abortions” and injuries during pregnancy are also key indicators of domestic violence. Abuse escalates with pregnancy. Studies indicate that 37% of pregnant women were physically assaulted during their pregnancies. Finally, because of the cycle of violence during which there is a “honeymoon phase” where the abuse stops for a short amount of time, it is common to see multiple injuries at different stages of healing.