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Child Abuse and Prevention

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (23 March 2023) | Viewed by 2197

Special Issue Editor

Dr. April Chiung-Tao Shen

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Guest Editor
Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Interests: child maltreatment; children exposed to IPV; intimate partner violence; family relationships

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

Child abuse occurring in homes, schools, communities, and the virtual world is a global public health problem with immediate and life-long detrimental consequences on victims’ physical and mental health, development, and behavior. While there is an urgent need to assist victims and guarantee their safety, priority should always be given to preventive measures (World Health Organization, 2006).

This Special Issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) will focus on the cutting-edge knowledge on child abuse and prevention strategies, including child physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, children exposed to intimate partner violence, adolescent dating violence, and cyber violence. Empirical research (quantitative or qualitative), preventive program evaluations, and systematic reviews manuscripts are all welcome in this issue. Papers focusing on effective measures to prevent child abuse and neglect are especially welcome.

We are open to accepting manuscripts from different cultures and disciplines, including but not limited to social work, public health, medicine, family studies, social policy, law, criminology, psychology, and education.

Dr. April Chiung-Tao Shen
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • child abuse
  • child maltreatment
  • neglect
  • children exposed to IPV
  • poly-victimization
  • adverse childhood experiences
  • online child abuse
  • sexual abuse
  • prevention
  • program evaluations

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Clinical Stakes of Sexual Abuse in Adolescent Psychiatry
by Marion Robin, Thomas Schupak, Lucile Bonnardel, Corinne Polge, Marie-Bernard Couture, Laura Bellone, Gérard Shadili, Aziz Essadek and Maurice Corcos
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 1071; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021071 - 7 Jan 2023
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Background: The extent and nature of sexual abuse (SA) and its consequences in psychiatry are still poorly described in adolescence. Objective: This article describes the frequency of SA reported in an adolescent population hospitalized in psychiatry, and assesses its links with the severity [...] Read more.
Background: The extent and nature of sexual abuse (SA) and its consequences in psychiatry are still poorly described in adolescence. Objective: This article describes the frequency of SA reported in an adolescent population hospitalized in psychiatry, and assesses its links with the severity of mental disorders and the medical issues of these adolescents. Methods: The study includes 100 patients for whom SA has been mentioned, among all patients aged 13 to 17 years old hospitalized for about 4 years. The characteristics of sexual abuse were correlated with the medical severity of the patients, as well as the number, the duration of their hospitalization(s), and the time until disclosure. Results: The results show the central place of SA in adolescent psychiatry, with a prevalence of 28.5% and a cumulative hospital stay which is five times longer than average. Correlations have been observed between the number of suicide attempts and the number of abuses reported. The medical severity of patients is significantly increased when the named aggressor is an adult. The number of hospitalizations is positively correlated with the number of reported abuses, as well as with the intrafamilial and adult status of the perpetrator. Finally, an early age of onset, repeated abuse, and the intrafamilial nature of the abuse are associated with a longer time to disclosure. Conclusions: The severity of adolescent psychiatric situation is statistically in favor of a history of SA, which should therefore be actively explored during care. Full article
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