Participants (N = 126) read one of four scenarios depicting an incident of child physical abuse inflicted by the father. Scenarios varied history of wife abuse (present vs. absent) and severity of child abuse (battering vs. death). Overall, the father was held highly responsible. Greater maternal culpability was assigned when a history of wife abuse was present. The degree to which the mother s...

BACKGROUND Child sexual abuse is considered a modifiable risk factor for mental disorders across the life course. However the long-term consequences of other forms of child maltreatment have not yet been systematically examined. The aim of this study was to summarise the evidence relating to the possible relationship between child physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, and subsequent men...

Dermatologists and child abuse are not frequently associated in the minds of most physicians. Yet the most common manifestations of child abuse are cutaneous. This article reviews cutaneous manifestations of physical abuse, including bruises, lacerations, abrasions, human bites, and burns. It also discusses ways that dermatologists can differentiate abusive injuries from accidental ones as well...

Child abuse is a serious problem in Hong Kong, and the recent Tin Shui Wai tragedy and assault of a 7-year-old boy have caused considerable public concern. Over the past 5 years, the number of new child abuse cases reported to the Child Protection Registry (CPR) by the Social Welfare Department has been increasing, and has recently risen by more than 50% from 622 cases in 2004 to 406 cases in j...

OBJECTIVE Examine whether (1) childhood maltreatment is associated with subsequent obesity and depression in middle-age; (2) maltreatment explains the associations between obesity and depression; and (3) binge eating or body dissatisfaction mediate associations between childhood maltreatment and subsequent obesity. METHODS Data were obtained through a population-based survey of 4641 women (me...

In the United States, non‐accidental trauma (NAT) as a result of physical abuse/neglect is the leading cause of childhood traumatic injury and death resulting in an estimated 2.07 per 100,000 childhood deaths per year. In 2010, approximately 695,000 children were identified as first‐time victims of child abuse. While physical abuse/neglect can happen to a child of any age, it is more common in ...

When humans are young, their world revolves around their parents or primary caregivers, who provide security, love and support. Childhood sexual, emotional or physical abuse is a pattern of crime behaviour that is usually hidden by the caregiver. Sexual abuse involved any attempted or actual sexual contact between a child and caregiver for purposes of the caregiver’s sexual satisfaction. This t...