News tagged with child sex abuse


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

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

Furore in Belgium over psychiatrist's TV sex confession

A Belgian pyschiatrist specialising in eating disorders triggered a national furore Wednesday after confessing on a TV show to "inappropriate" sex with several patients.

Other created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0