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A better way to prevent child abuse

New research at The University of Nottingham is calling for changes to a government scheme which engages community nurses in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the home as part of a maternal and child health care ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PTSD research: Distinct gene activity patterns from childhood abuse

Abuse during childhood is different. A study of adult civilians with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) has shown that individuals with a history of childhood abuse have distinct, profound changes in gene activity patterns, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Poor parenting—including overprotection—increases bullying risk

Children who are exposed to negative parenting – including abuse, neglect but also overprotection – are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Investigating child abuse: How interview training really matters

(Medical Xpress)—Gathering evidence from children about alleged sex abuse is problematic. Research shows that when interviewers are trained in a protocol that favours open-ended questions more cases lead ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple factors predict repeat suicide-related behavior in youth

New research out of St. Michael's Hospital has found that multiple factors independently predict what makes youth more likely to make repeat suicide-related behaviour.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Catastrophic neglect behind child deaths often overlooked

Neglect is not being taken seriously enough and should be treated with the same urgency as physical or sexual abuse, the NSPCC children's charity warned today following the publication of new research by the University of ...

Health created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clerical training fostered a predisposition to perpetrate child sexual abuse, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Clerical training fostered a predisposition to perpetrate child sexual abuse, study shows

Pediatrics created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Mexican 'nine-year-old mother' vanishes, may be older

A Mexican girl said to have given birth last month at the age of nine has disappeared with her baby, and authorities now suspect she may be older, a top prosecutor said Thursday. ...

Other created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Child protection system failing up to 1.5 million UK children, children's charity warns

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect are suffering from neglect yet as many as 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, ...

Health created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mexican girl, 9, gives birth, authorities seek father

A nine-year-old Mexican girl has given birth and authorities are looking for the presumed father, who is 17, officials said Wednesday.

Other created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Abuse during childhood linked to uterine fibroids in African-American women

According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported sexual or physical abuse before age 11 had a greater risk of uterine fibroids in adulthood compared ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global collaborative efforts help delineate pediatric traumatic brain injury causes, characteristics and trends in China

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among children in China are a growing public health concern. Two new studies by researchers of the International Program at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at ...

Health created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Child abuse in U.S. declines for 5th straight year

(HealthDay)—The number of child abuse and neglect cases reported in the United States in 2011 fell for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new federal government report.

Health created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Child maltreatment linked to mental and physical health disorders in later life

(Medical Xpress)—Child physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect is linked to mental health disorders, drug use, suicide attempts, sexually transmitted infections and risky sexual behaviour in adulthood, according to ...

Health created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Home visiting programme can dramatically reduce child abuse in the longer term, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Latest research from the University of Otago, Christchurch (UOC) shows the Early Start home visiting programme halved rates of physical abuse against children and lowered non-accidental hospital visits ...

Pediatrics created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0