"abusive behaviors" is a valid and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to refer to any action or behavior that is considered to be abusive or violent. For example: "The woman was arrested for committing a number of abusive behaviors against her partner."
After being incarcerated due to a serious substance abuse problem that led to abusive behaviors, he received treatment, family therapy and took advantage of other resources that have made it possible for his children to return home, where they are thriving.
The link between animal abuse and interpersonal violence is becoming so well established that many U.S. communities now cross-train social-service and animal-control agencies in how to recognize signs of animal abuse as possible indicators of other abusive behaviors.
In an October 2005 paper published in Journal of Community Health, a team of researchers conducting a study over seven years in 11 metropolitan areas determined that pet abuse was one of five factors that predicted who would begin other abusive behaviors.
Most juveniles on the sex-offender registry pose a more daunting public-policy challenge: they have caused sexual harm to other children, through non-consensual touch and other abusive behaviors.
According to a study released by the program last year, boys who participated were "significantly more likely to report intervening to stop disrespectful or harmful behaviors among their peers," and "slightly more likely to recognize abusive behaviors".
Without treatment, post-traumatic stress reactions can persist into adulthood, causing eating disorders, personality and mood disorders, relationship difficulties, persistent anxiety, unexplained physical problems, and violent or abusive behaviors.
