THIS paper describes the case of a woman with a history of anorexia nervosa, who battered her first child and starved her second child to death. The matter came to attention during a major research study into the psychiatric aspects of parents of battered babies. The association of anorexia nervosa in a mother with failure to thrive and death of her child does not appear to have been previously...

I very deeply appreciate the honour you have paid me by your invitation to deliver the Windermere Lecture. My sabbatical year of absence from the University of Colorado is just now coming to an end, and it is a splendid opportunity for me to thank all members of this Society who have helped me in my efforts during this year. I coined the term 'The Battered Child Syndrome', in 1962, despite its ...

Despite the exceptionally high rates of domestic violence in Alaska, Alaskan jurisprudence affords battered women varied and sparse guidance for the use of their experience as a battered woman in criminal trials. Of the minimal guidance offered, none arises in the form of a binding Alaska Supreme Court opinion, rule of evidence, or governing statute. As one of the few states lacking established...

Public and professional awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has increased in the 28 years since the establishment of the National Sudden Infant Death Foundation, now called the National SIDS Alliance.' Similarly, awareness of child abuse has increased in the 30 years since the publication of the first article on the battered child. In the majority of cases, when an infant younger t...

The problem of child abuse was first described by Kempe et al. in their landmark article entitled “the battered child syndrome,” which was published in 1962. Since then, the problem has had increased recognition worldwide, and legal solutions and state-enforced statutes have been put in place to combat this menace in many Western countries. In the US, child abuse is the second most important ca...