Abstract
A systematic review of medical records of one hundred consecutive admissions to a children's psychiatric inpatient unit was conducted to assess specific somatic, cognitive and emotional characteristics that distinguish sexually abused children from other hospitalized children. Sexually abused children were characterized by: a lower performance IQ, higher incidence of parasomnia prior to admission, longer length of hospital stay, and comparatively small physical stature.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Body Constitution
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Child
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Child Abuse, Sexual / diagnosis*
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Child Abuse, Sexual / epidemiology
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Child Abuse, Sexual / psychology
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Child, Hospitalized / psychology*
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Child, Preschool
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Cognition Disorders / diagnosis*
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Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
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Comorbidity
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Hospitalization
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Hospitals, Psychiatric*
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Humans
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Intelligence Tests
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Length of Stay
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Male
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Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
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Prevalence
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Sleep Wake Disorders / diagnosis*
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Sleep Wake Disorders / epidemiology