Child abuse and pediatric social illness: An epidemiological analysis and ecological reformulation.
- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
- Vol. 56 (4), 589-601
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1986.tb03492.x
Abstract
Children under four years of age hospitalized for child abuse, domestic accidents, failure to thrive, and ingestions were matched with controls admitted for comparably acute medical conditions. A structured parental interview yielded significant case-control differences. Discriminant analysis suggested interrelationships among the case groups and cluster analysis identified three cohesive groups in terms of severity of symptoms. This reformulation provides a matrix for organizing data and an alternative to the present manifestational classification system.Keywords
Funding Information
- Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (OCD-CB-141)
- National Institute of Mental Health (T01 MH155117)
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