Child Abuse - Prevention & control
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Fathers and maternal risk for physical child abuse.

30 Jul 2009 This study set out to examine father-related factors predicting maternal physical child abuse risk in a national birth cohort of 1,480 families. In-home and phone interviews were conducted with mothers when index children were 3 years old. Predictor ... Read more...

Mothers, men, and child protective services involvement.

30 Jul 2009 This study used data on 2,297 families from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine whether Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement varies by maternal relationship status. Families were categorized according to whether the ... Read more...

Fathering by partner-abusive men: attitudes on children's exposure to interparental conflict and risk factors for child abuse.

30 Jul 2009 A substantial body of research concludes that children in homes marked by intimate partner violence (IPV) and conflict are at increased risk for maladjustment. Although studies often attribute these difficulties to the aggressive acts witnessed, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Child Abuse - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Child protection and the health professional: mandatory responding is our duty. 5 Sep 2009
• Recognising signs of abuse. 30 Aug 2009
• More resources to protect children. 30 Aug 2009
• Security Council votes to name and shame people who abuse children in conflict. 5 Aug 2009
• NZNO referendum stance praised. 30 Jul 2009
• The hidden toll of abuse. 30 Jul 2009
• Tending victims, tackling crime. A northwestern Minnesota hospital takes on violence and abuse. 30 Jul 2009
• [Child abuse in the occupational routine of nurses. Measures for child protection during inpatient nursing (2)] 30 Jul 2009
• Commentary on fathers and children and maltreatment: relationships matter most. 30 Jul 2009
• Fathers and maternal risk for physical child abuse. 30 Jul 2009
• Mothers, men, and child protective services involvement. 30 Jul 2009
• Fathering by partner-abusive men: attitudes on children's exposure to interparental conflict and risk factors for child abuse. 30 Jul 2009
• Fathers, physical child abuse, and neglect: advancing the knowledge base. 30 Jul 2009
• Child protection: training and experiences of dental therapists. 22 Jul 2009
• Characteristics of infant homicides: findings from a U.S. multisite reporting system. 18 Jul 2009
• Protecting Pakistan's children. 9 Jul 2009
• [Child abuse in the daily routine of nurses] 29 Jun 2009
• Contact and truth: the unfolding predicament in adoption and fostering. 29 Jun 2009
• Child abuse reporting: do you know what to do? 29 Jun 2009
• [Child abuse in Swaziland] 23 Jun 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