Child abuse & neglect
-
Child abuse & neglect · Oct 2003
Pediatricians' knowledge, attitudes and experience regarding child maltreatment in Kuwait.
This cross-sectional survey was conducted to evaluate the awareness and actual professional experience of pediatricians in Kuwait regarding child maltreatment, a topic rarely explored in this part of the world. ⋯ National ethical guidelines regarding reporting suspected cases of maltreatment must be established. Laws protecting maltreated children and reporting physicians must be immediately enacted. Additional training is required to help pediatricians, especially expatriates from other cultures, to diagnose with certainty cases of child maltreatment in their practice in Kuwait.
-
Child abuse & neglect · Oct 2003
Prevalence and psychological sequelae of self-reported childhood physical and sexual abuse in a general population sample of men and women.
This study examined the prevalence and psychological sequelae of childhood sexual and physical abuse in adults from the general population. ⋯ Childhood sexual and physical abuse is relatively common in the general population, and is associated with a wide variety of psychological symptoms. These relationships remain even after controlling for relevant background variables.
-
Child abuse & neglect · Oct 2003
Providing medical evaluations for possible child maltreatment to children with special health care needs.
Children with special health care needs are known to be at increased risk of all forms of child maltreatment when compared to children without such needs. We describe a health care team's experience providing medical evaluations for suspected child maltreatment to children with special health care needs. ⋯ Children with a wide range of special health care needs were evaluated in an outpatient special health care needs clinic that offered comprehensive medical evaluations for possible child maltreatment. Medical evaluation services for this group of children were poorly reimbursed. Mental health services were frequently recommended but often not accessed. Child maltreatment teams seeking to serve children with special health care needs will need to plan for service delivery to a potentially diverse group of children and families who may experience difficulty in carrying through on the team's treatment recommendations.