The American journal of orthopsychiatry
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Am J Orthopsychiatry · Oct 1993
Loneliness, depression, stress, and social supports in neglectful families.
Comparisons of neglectful with non-neglectful low-SES parents revealed that the neglectful parents reported more life stresses, greater depression and loneliness, and weaker informal social supports. In the neglectful families, loneliness was positively associated with life stresses and negatively associated with network supports, but not with caseworker-assessed social isolation.
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Am J Orthopsychiatry · Oct 1993
Protecting severely abused children: clarifying the roles of criminal justice and child welfare.
Child abuse legislation and increased public scrutiny have made child abuse the main focus of child welfare agencies. As a criminal act, severe child abuse should be dealt with by the criminal justice system to protect both endangered children and the rights of accused parents. Thus relieved of excessive demands, child welfare agencies could refocus on treatment and services to economically disadvantaged clients. A framework for intervention in allegations of child abuse is proposed.