Current issues in child abuse

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 665-668

  Pizarro, Rodrigo A ^a   Billick, Stephen Bates ^b,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032763462     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-199911000-00013     Document Type: Short Survey

References (24)

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2. 2 Green A. Child sexual abuse and incest. In: Child and adolescent psychiatry. A comprehensive textbook, 2nd ed. Lewis M (editor). Baltimore, MA: Williams & Wilkins; 1996. pp. 1041-1048.
3. 3 Wyatt GE, Loeb TB, Sous B, Carmona JV. The prevalence and circumstances of child sexual abuse: changes across a decade. Child Abuse Negl 1999; 23:45-60. The study is limited to the Los Angeles County and record review.
4. 4 Jackson S, Thompson RA, Christiansen EH, Colman RA, Wyatt J, Buckendahl CW, et al. Predicting abuse-prone parental attitudes and discipline practices in a nationally representative sample. Child Abuse Negl 1999; 23:15-21. The study is based on a telephone interview.
5. 5 Tomkiowicz S. Psychological mechanisms of violent behavior against children. Child Abuse Negl 1998; 22:947-957. This is an essay, not a scientific study.
6. 6 Blumenthal S, Gudjonsson G, Burns J. Cognitive distortions and blame attribution in sex offenders against adults and children. Child Abuse Negl 1999; 23:129-143. This is a very interesting study that includes a comprehensive review of the subject in the introduction and a detailed discussion of the results.
7. 7 Skuse D, Bentovim A, Hodges J, Stevenson J, Andreou C, Lanyado M, et al. Risk factors for development of sexually abusive behaviour in sexually victimised adolescent boys: cross sectional study. Br Med J 1998; 317:175-179. The study is valuable because it attempts to define other variables related to child abuse.
8. 8 Canter D, Hughes D, Kirby S. Paedophilia: pathology, criminality, or both? The development of a multivariate model of offence behaviour in child sexual abuse. J Forens Psychiatry 1998; 9:532-555. This study presents interesting statistical modeling to explain different styles among offenders.
9. 9 Cicchetti D. Child abuse and neglect: usefulness of the animal data: comment of Maestipieri and Carroll (1998). Psychol Bull 1998; 123:224-230. Helpful review of issues related to the definition and epidemiology of child abuse and neglect.
10. 10 McKee GR, Shea SJ. Maternal filicide: a cross-national comparison. J Clin Psychol 1998; 54:679-687. This paper represents an interesting description of a rare sample, but it has the usual limitations of retrospective studies without control groups.
11. 11 Jacobsen T, Miller L. Mentally ill mothers who have killed: three cases addressing the issue of future parenting capability. Psychiatr Serv 1998; 49:650-657. The study has the usual limitations of case reports.
12. 12 Overpeck MD, Brenner RA, Trumble AC, Trifiletti LB, Berendes HW. Risk factors for infant homicide in the United States. N Engl J Med 1998; 339:1211-1216. This very important study might have public policy implications.
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14. 14 Sugar NF, Taylor JA, Feldman KW. Bruises in infants and toddlers: those who don't cruise rarely bruise. Puget Sound Pediatric Research Network. Arch Pediatr Adolesc 1999; 153:399-403. This paper is especially important for health care personnel and teachers. It discriminates between normal and abnormal presentation of bruises in children.
15. 15 Duhaime AC, Christian CW, Rorke LB, Zimmerman RA. Nonaccidental head injury in infants: the 'shaken-baby syndrome'. N Engl J Med 1998; 338:1822-1829. A helpful review of medical findings and clinical management is provided.
16. 16 De Jong AR. Impact of child sexual abuse medical examinations on the dependency and criminal systems. Child Abuse Negl 1998; 22:645-652. This is an interesting review of the social and legal implications of child abuse medical evaluations.
17. 17 Gully KJ, Britton H, Hansen K, Goodwill K, Nope JL. A new measure of distress during child sexual abuse examinations: the Genital Examination Distress Scale, Child Abuse Negl 1999; 23:61-70. The Genital Examination Distress Scale has potential use as a screening tool for referrals to mental health clinics.
18. 18 Palusci VJ, Cox Eo, Cyrus TA, Heatwell SW, Vandervort FE, Pott ES. Medical assessment and legal outcome in child sexual abuse. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1999; 153:388-392. This paper presents implications for the development of protocols for this kind of evaluation.
19. 19 Orbach Y, Lamb ME. Assessing the accuracy of a child's account of sexual abuse: a case study. Child Abuse Negl 1999; 23:91-98. This has the usual limitations of case studies.
20. 20 Meyer JF. Inaccuracies in children's testimony: memory, suggestibility or obedience to authority? Binghamton, New York: Hawthorn Press; 1997.
21. 21 Back S, Lips HM. Child sexual abuse: victim age, victim gender, and observer gender as factors contributing to attribution of responsibility. Child Abuse Negl 1998; 22:1239-1252. These results provide interesting insight into the public perception of abuse.
22. 22 Guzder J, Paris J, Zelkowitz P, Feldman R. Psychological risk factors for borderline pathology in school-age children. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999; 38:206-212. This paper is important in terms of policy making and determination for need for referral to mental health settings.
23. 23 Brandyberry LJ, MacNair-Semands RR. Examining the validity and reliability of childhood abuse scales: putting the courage to heal to the test. Child Abuse Negl 1998; 22:1253-1263. This study is limited to a sample of college students.
24. 24 Bernstein DP, Stein JA, Handelsman L. Predicting personality pathology among adult patients with substance abuse disorders: effects of childhood maltreatment. Addic Behav 1998; 23:855-868. This is the only paper in this review that establishes a relationship between specific types of past abuse and specific personality disorders in a sample of substance abusers.