News tagged with maltreatment
Biological links found between childhood abuse and adolescent depression
Queen's University professor Kate Harkness has found that a history of physical, sexual or emotional abuse in childhood substantially increases the risk of depression in adolescence by altering a person's neuroendocrine response ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Society may be willing to pay a high price to prevent child abuse and neglect, study suggests
The amount the public will pay to prevent the death of a child may be twice that of an adult, according to a new University of Georgia study that asked 199 individuals how much they would pay to prevent a death from child ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Kinship caregivers receive less support than foster parents despite lower socioeconomic status
Children placed with a relative after being removed from their home for maltreatment have fewer behavioral and social skills problems than children in foster care, but may have a higher risk for substance use and pregnancy ...
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Study: Abuse rates higher among deaf and hard-of-hearing children compared with hearing youths
A new study at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that the incidence of maltreatment, including neglect and physical and sexual abuse, is more than 25 percent higher among deaf and hard-of-hearing children than among ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Study shows high magnitude stressors stronger than military sexual stressors
A study of long-term, active duty military personnel who used Department of Veterans Affairs' health services showed that childhood maltreatment and other high magnitude stressors, such as being in a serious accident or a ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Child maltreatment investigations not associated with improvements in household risk factors
Household investigations for suspected child maltreatment by Child Protective Services may not be associated with improvements in common, modifiable risk factors including social support, family functioning, poverty and others, ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Unemployment linked with child maltreatment
The stresses of poverty have long been associated with child abuse and neglect. In a study presented Sunday, Oct. 3, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco, researchers ...
Oct 03, 2010 |
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Abusive mothers improve their parenting after home visits, classes, emotional support from therapists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mothers who live in poverty and who have abused their children can stop if they are taught parenting skills and given emotional support.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 27, 2010 |
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The malicious use of pharmaceuticals: An under-recognized form of child abuse
Child abuse is a serious problem that affects nearly one million children a year in the United States alone. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Department of Health and Human Services classify child abuse into ...
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Abused children appear likely to have mental disorders as young adults
Abuse and neglect during childhood appear to be associated with increased rates of mood, anxiety and substance use disorders among young adults, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Adverse childhood experiences linked to frequent headache in adults
Children who experience maltreatment such as emotional, physical and sexual abuse are more likely to experience frequent headaches, including chronic migraine, as adults, say scientists presenting data at the American Headache ...
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Migraine sufferers who experienced childhood abuse have greater risk of cardiovascular disease
Migraine sufferers who experienced abuse and neglect as children have a greater risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease including stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) among others, say scientists presenting data at the American ...
Jun 23, 2010 |
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How multiple childhood maltreatments lead to greater adolescent binge drinking
Researchers from Boston University found that multiple types of child maltreatment are robust risk factors for underage binge drinking based on a national multi-year study that explored the influence of social environment ...
Mar 03, 2009 |
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