A stridulous, dysphonic cry with no external signs of trauma is a unique and unusual presenting sign for physical abuse. We report a previously healthy neonate with unremarkable birth history and medical history who presented with stridor and hypopharyngeal perforation due to physical abuse. This case highlights the need for further evaluation for traumatic injuries in the setting of unexplaine...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this first population-based study in Hong Kong was to assess the impact of psychological abuse by an intimate partner on the mental health of pregnant women. DESIGN Survey. SETTING Antenatal clinics in seven public hospitals in Hong Kong. POPULATION Three thousand two hundred and forty-five pregnant women. METHODS The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) and demograp...

OBJECTIVES This study examined the rates of sexual and physical abuse and suicide attempts among male and female patients and focused on the associations between sexual and physical abuse and recent suicide attempts among men. METHODS Data were examined for a cohort of patients aged 19 years and older who were seeking treatment for substance use disorders, other psychiatric disorders, or both...

Childhood maltreatment strongly predicts poor psychiatric and physical health outcomes in adulthood. This overview of the literature shows that individuals who suffer abuse, neglect, or serious family dysfunction as children are more likely to be depressed, to experience other types of psychiatric illness, to have more physical symptoms (both medically explained and unexplained), and to engage ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of abusive behaviours by family carers of people with dementia. DESIGN Representative cross sectional survey SETTING Community mental health teams in Essex and London. PARTICIPANTS 220 family carers of people newly referred to secondary psychiatric services with dementia who were living at home. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Psychological and physical abuse ...

BACKGROUND Studies among adults show an association between abuse and Body Mass Index (BMI) status. When an aberrant BMI status as a consequence of abuse is already prevalent in adolescence, early detection and treatment of abuse might prevent these adolescents from developing serious weight problems and other long-term social, emotional and physical problems in adulthood. Therefore, this study...

BACKGROUND The use of physical punishment is controversial. Few studies have examined the relationship between physical punishment and a wide range of mental disorders in a nationally representative sample. The current research investigated the possible link between harsh physical punishment (ie, pushing, grabbing, shoving, slapping, hitting) in the absence of more severe child maltreatment (ie...

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...

Two hundred thirty four participants in the DSM-IV Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Field Trial who reported sexual and/or physical abuse were evaluated. Participants were categorized according to type of abuse (physical, sexual, both), duration of abuse (acute versus chronic), and onset of abuse (early versus late). Separate logistic regression analyses examined the relationship between ag...