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David Finkelhor
Researcher at University of New Hampshire
Publications - 400
Citations - 62310
David Finkelhor is an academic researcher from University of New Hampshire. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Child abuse. The author has an hindex of 117, co-authored 382 publications receiving 58094 citations. Previous affiliations of David Finkelhor include Durham University.
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The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS): Protocol for a national survey of the prevalence of child abuse and neglect, associated mental disorders and physical health problems, and burden of disease
Ben Mathews,Rosana E. Pacella,Michael P. Dunne,James Scott,David Finkelhor,Franziska Meinck,Daryl Higgins,Holly E. Erskine,Hannah J. Thomas,Divna Haslam,Nam Tran,Ha Le,Nikki Honey,Karen Kellard,David Lawrence +14 more
TL;DR: The aims of this research are to generate the first comprehensive population-based national data on the prevalence of child maltreatment in Australia, identify associations with mental disorders and physical health conditions and other adverse consequences, estimate attributable burden of disease and indicate targeted areas for future optimal public health prevention strategies.
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Attempted Non-Family Abductions.
TL;DR: Finkelhor et al. as mentioned in this paper examined cases of attempted non-family abductions (ANFAs), identified in a national telephone survey of 10,367 households, to determine child and family characteristics that may serve as risk factors for such incidents.
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Classification of adults with problematic internet experiences: Linking internet and conventional problems from a clinical perspective.
TL;DR: Results suggest some initial support for the idea that problematic Internet experiences are often extensions of experiences and behaviors that pre-date the Internet, but the Internet may be introducing some qualitatively new dimensions that require new responses or interventions.
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Linking youth internet and conventional problems: Findings from a clinical perspective.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether various problematic Internet experiences are distinctly different from or extensions of the conventional adolescent mental and behavioral health problems seen by clinicians, and found that problematic internet experiences are often extensions of experiences and behaviors that clinicians were working with prior to the advent of the Internet.