Parental cognitive impairment and child maltreatment in Canada

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 621-632

  McConnell, David ^a   Feldman, Maurice ^b   Aunos, Marjorie ^c   Prasad, Narasimha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c West Montreal and Lisette Dupras Readaptation Centers   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment investigation; Child welfare; Court; Intellectual disabilities; Substantiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL COGNITIVE DEFECT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052622798     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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