Violent actions against children

The Relationship between Nurses' Horizontal Violent and the Rate of Child Abuse against Their Children

Background & aim: Horizontal violence toward nurses is known as an occupational injury agent around the world that has serious consequences for them. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between nurses’ horizontal violence and the rate of child abuse against their children. Methods: This study was a correlational descriptive study. 230 married nurses with children under 18 ye...

Selling violent video game solutions: A look inside the APA's internal notes leading to the creation of the APA's 2005 resolution on violence in video games and interactive media.

For decades politicians, parent groups, researchers, media outlets, professionals in various fields, and laymen have debated the effects playing violent video games have on children and adolescents. In academia, there also exists a divide as to whether violent video games cause children and adolescents to be aggressive, violent, and even engage in criminal behavior. Given inconsistencies in the...

Psychological mechanisms of violent behavior against children.

Erratum to: Brain structure differences among male schizophrenic patients with history of serious violent acts: an MRI voxel-based morphometric study

BACKGROUND The biological underpinnings of serious violent behaviors in patients with schizophrenia remain unclear. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of brain morphometry in patients with schizophrenia and a history of serious violent acts, who were being treated under relatively new legislation for offenders with mental illness in Japan where their relevant action shoul...

Is Meal Frequency Associated with Mental Distress and Violent Behaviors in Children and Adolescents? the CASPIAN IV Study

Background: This study aimed to assess the relationship between meal frequency with mental distress and violent behavior among a nationally representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: The participants of this national study were 14,880 Iranian students with 6 to 18 years of age. They were selected from urban and rural regions of Iran by multi-stage cluster ...