Child Abuse in America:
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Childhood abuse and neglect is a serious problem in the United States; each year, over three million children are reported abused and/or neglected. One million of these reports are substantiated; however, more than half of the confirmed cases are closed on the day of substantiation. Research has shown that a range of psychiatric symptoms and disorders in childand adulthood are associated with early trauma, including depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, substance use, suicidality, selfmutilation, somatization, sexual behavior problems, dissociative disorders, and learning disorders. Moreover, abusive childhood experiences have been associated with increased risks of violent offending and being a victim of violence. Childhood abuse and neglect is a major public health problem cannot only dramatically affect the quality of life of many individuals, but also is enormously expensive for society at large. The present paper reviews both the prevalence of childhood abuse and neglect as well as its psychiatric and general health sequelae in childand adulthood.
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