E.M. Dietrich, L. Zouloumis, C. Papadopoulos, P. Diamantopoulou, S. Moumtsakis, C. Stavrianos, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Both a Social and a Medical Phenomenon: Part I, Research Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume 5,Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-13, ISSN 1815-9346, rjmsci.2011.9.13, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2011.9.13) Abstract: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a type of abuse that occurs between two people who are involved in a close relationship. Many times emotional abuse is the first sign followed by the others. This is a well-known phenomenon reported in psychology for abusive behaviour often leads to physical or sexual assaults. Keywords: psychological maltreatment;physical;violence;Abuse;intimate partner;behaviour