Epidemiology and outcome of child abuse

Annu Rev Med. 1991:42:217-24. doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.42.020191.001245.

Abstract

Maltreatment in childhood can result in problems that eventually present to the internist. The common somatic, psychosomatic, and psychiatric presentations in adults are reviewed. Mental health referral is often appropriate. When a case of child abuse is reported to the physician by a patient, the physician's legal responsibilities and protections are summarized.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child Abuse / complications*
  • Child Abuse / epidemiology
  • Child Abuse / rehabilitation
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Mental Disorders / etiology
  • Mental Disorders / therapy
  • Physician's Role
  • Somatoform Disorders / etiology
  • Somatoform Disorders / therapy