Background: Substance abuse is a social, and health problem in Middle Eastern countries such as Iran. One of its most devastating effects is domestic violence against children. This study examined the association between the history of parental substance abuse, and rate of child abuse in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods: This was a case-control study. The study population included all parents with high sch...

Child physical abuse is an important cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality and is associated with major physical and mental health problems that can extend into adulthood. Pediatricians are in a unique position to identify and prevent child abuse, and this clinical report provides guidance to the practitioner regarding indicators and evaluation of suspected physical abuse of children. The ...

Child physical abuse is an important cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality and is associated with major physical and mental health problems that can extend into adulthood. Pediatricians are in a unique position to identify and prevent child abuse, and this clinical report provides guidance to the practitioner regarding indicators and evaluation of suspected physical abuse of children. The ...

c h i l d sexual abuse has increased dramatically over the last decade. An estimate of the incidence at the beginning of the 1980s put the number of sexual assaults on children at 300,000 annua1ly.l Most authorities agree that these estimates are probably low, due to underreporting as a result of a number of factors: 1. Cultural mores make sexual abuse a stigma for victim, perpetrator, and fami...

1. Recognize the 10 commonly identified history elements and risk factors in the presentation of child abuse. 2. Identify the soft-tissue and skeletal injuries that are indicative of physical abuse. 3. Understand the complexity of the presentation of abusive head trauma and the key diagnostic findings. 4. Review the mandated child abuse reporting requirements for medical professionals. 5. Discu...

objective: this study designed to achieve 3 objectives: first, to evaluate different forms of child abuse among junior high school male students in tehran, iran second, to study quality of life and general health levels of abusive parents and third, to demonstrate demographic characteristics of abusers. methods: through a multistage cluster sampling a total of 1443 students were selected from 7...

OBJECTIVE Reports of childhood emotional maltreatment have increased greatly over the past decade. The objective of this research was to determine the types of emotional maltreatment substantiated in a community of US Army families residing temporarily in Germany. Such a description may help to improve the understanding of how a jurisdictional body defines emotional maltreatment in day-to-day p...