About the authors Acknowledgements Introduction Definitions of child neglect Fatal child neglect Conclusion Appendix Notes References

STUDY OBJECTIVE Child abuse and neglect is common in the United States, and victims often present to emergency departments (EDs) for care. Most US children who seek care in EDs are treated in general EDs without specialized pediatric services. We aim to explore general ED providers' experiences with screening and reporting of child abuse and neglect to identify barriers and facilitators to dete...

CONTEXT Child dental neglect is a terrible tragedy with a high prevalence. Dealing with this issue is important regarding psychological and physical health policies. The current review was conducted to provide health professionals insight into the different aspects of child dental neglect as reported in previous literature. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Our review was prepared through an electronic se...

Background: Child abuse is a serious global problem and can be in the form of physical, sexual, emotional or neglect by not providing for the child's needs. Functional constipation (FC) is a common functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder in children. This study was aimed to assess the relationship between child abuse and fu...

Child neglect is the most common and arguably the most detrimental form of child maltreatment, yet public awareness of neglect lags far behind child abuse (Dubowitz, 2007). In 2009, an estimated 763,000 children in the United States were abused or neglected, 78% of whom experienced neglect, either alone or in combination with other forms of maltreatment. Approximately one-third (35.8%) of child...