Child Abuse - Diagnosis
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Childhood bullying behavior and later psychiatric hospital and psychopharmacologic treatment: findings from the Finnish 1981 birth cohort study.

30 Aug 2009 CONTEXT: No prospective population-based study examining predictive associations between childhood bullying behavior and long-term mental health outcomes in both males and females exists. OBJECTIVE: To study predictive associations between bullying ... Read more...

Child protection: training and experiences of dental therapists.

22 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To identify the training in, experience of and barriers to reporting child abuse among dental therapists in the UK. DESIGN: Postal survey. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A postal questionnaire was sent to all practising dental therapists (DTs) in ... Read more...

Utility of hepatic transaminases to recognize abuse in children.

18 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: Although experts recommend routine screening of hepatic transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase [AST] and alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) in cases of potential child physical abuse, this practice is highly variable. Our objective was to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Child Abuse - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Childhood bullying behavior and later psychiatric hospital and psychopharmacologic treatment: findings from the Finnish 1981 birth cohort study. 30 Aug 2009
• The hidden toll of abuse. 30 Jul 2009
• [Child abuse in the occupational routine of nurses. Measures for child protection during inpatient nursing (2)] 30 Jul 2009
• Non-accidental brain injury: mechanisms and imponderables. 30 Jul 2009
• Child protection: training and experiences of dental therapists. 22 Jul 2009
• When to suspect child maltreatment: summary of NICE guidance. 20 Jul 2009
• Utility of hepatic transaminases to recognize abuse in children. 18 Jul 2009
• Early warning signs. Jul 2009
• [Child abuse in the daily routine of nurses] 29 Jun 2009
• A 5-year-old girl with scarring. 29 Jun 2009
• The efficacy of hair and urine toxicology screening on the detection of child abuse by burning. 29 Jun 2009
• Follow-up skeletal surveys for nonaccidental trauma: can a more limited survey be performed? 28 Jun 2009
• Complex trauma among psychiatrically impaired children: a cross-sectional, chart-review study. 28 Jun 2009
• Interagency working. 11 Jun 2009
• Professionals Against Child Abuse express support for David Southall. 11 Jun 2009
• [From detection to care, what is the role of the child welfare system?] 30 May 2009
• [Unusual presentations of maltreatment] 30 May 2009
• Eliminating disparity in evaluation for abuse in infants with head injury: use of a screening guideline. 30 May 2009
• Editorial. Calling things what they are. 30 May 2009
• Skull fracture in an infant not visible with computed tomography. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Child Abuse'

Definition: Abuse of children in a family, institutional, or other setting. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)

Descriptor UI: D002649

Alternative terms: Child Abuse; Abuse, Child; Abuses, Child; Child Abuses; Child Neglect; Neglect, Child;

Related Mesh Headings: Shaken Baby Syndrome;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; diagnosis; mortality; rehabilitation; therapy;

Tree Number: I01.198.240.856.350.250; I01.880.735.900.350.250; I01.880.787.293.292;

History Note: 65(64)

Technical Notes: check also tag CHILD or specific