an investigation over trend of child abuse according to etiological bases in iran

the evaluation of prevalence and appearing the social disorders involve having exact statistical information during a fixed time series. in iran, unfortunoutiely, there is no access to this kind of information - at least in this regard. in some social disorders which originally have risen some misunderstanding and disagreement in their definitions, importance, and soon, the lack of statistic information can be seen much more obviousley. child abuse is one of those disorders suffering lack of exact and proper statistical information. this article provides an evaluation of this disorder in terms of its main cayses such as poverty, addiction, and mental disorders