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A Three-Year Follow-Up Study of Abused and Neglected Children
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Twenty-five children from 23 families were studied approximately three years after hospitalization for injuries or illnesses judged to be sequellae of abuse or gross neglect, and it was concluded that more attention to rehabilitating these families is vitally needed.Abstract:
Twenty-five children from 23 families were studied approximately three years after hospitalization for injuries or illnesses judged to be sequellae of abuse or gross neglect. During this follow-up period, approximately one third of the children had again been suspected of being the victims of physical abuse or neglect. An assessment of intellectual, emotional, social, and motor development disclosed that 70% of the children were judged to be outside of normal range, though often mental retardation or motor hyperactivity was thought to have preceded the abuse. An evaluation was made regarding the type and effectiveness of intervention by community agencies, and it was concluded that more attention to rehabilitating these families is vitally needed.read more
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Infant injuries: accident or abuse?
Grace S. Gregg,Elizabeth Elmer +1 more
TL;DR: The injuries of the abused group tended to be more severe and to be followed by serious sequelae more often than those of the accidentally injured, but the two groups, accident and abuse, were difficult to differentiate on the basis of history alone.
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Child abuse: early case finding in the emergency department
TL;DR: Empirically, certain types of injuries were found to be most commonly associated with childhood abuse as well as the preventive function and role of an emergency department.
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PHYSICAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN Findings and Implications of a Nationwide Survey
TL;DR: Good epidemiological research reveals that child abuse, despite the intense response that it has aroused, has, in fact, relatively low prevalence and that, by implication, the funds and manpower that it now absorbs more appropriately be devoted to a more signfficant cause of childhood injury.