background: children suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) are very difficult to handle. it can be very frustrating and needs an outstanding tolerance. behavioral difficulties in adhd children may increase the risk of child abuse for them. the aim of this research was to compare child abuse, and neglect between adhd group and normal children. methods: in this cross-section...

This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the profile of physical abuse against older people who underwent forensic examination at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. The cases, with data from 1,027 forensic reports, were described according to characteristics of the incident, victim, and aggressor. Most cases of violence were produced by mechanical energ...

Alabama emergency department personnel were surveyed in 1988 concerning elder abuse and Alabama's mandatory reporting and protective services law. Most ED personnel did not understand the requirements of the law. While emergency physicians, registered nurses, and licensed practical nurses had seen cases of elder abuse in their careers, differences existed in their satisfaction with the disposit...

BACKGROUND Elder abuse is a pervasive human right and public health issue. OBJECTIVES We aimed to examine the mortality associated with elder abuse across levels of psychological and social factors. METHODS The Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) is a prospective population-based cohort study that began in 1993. A subset of these participants enrolled between 1993 and 2005 had elder abu...

objective : few study have examined the relationship between childhood maltreatment and personality disorder in later life especially in eastern mediterranean countries .the study was conducted to explore the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and personality disorder during later life in an iranian sample . a cross - sectional study was conducted in kerman , a city located in e...