Patterns of maltreatment and diagnosis across levels of care in group homes

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-83

  Pane Seifert, Heather T ^a   Farmer, Elizabeth M Z ^b   Wagner, H Ryan ^a   Maultsby, Linda T ^a   Burns, Barbara J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Diagnosis; Group homes; Level; Maltreatment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; COMPLICATION; FOSTER CARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926096541     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.12.008     Document Type: Article

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