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RISK FACTORS IN THE CHILD - A STUDY OF ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR SIBLINGS (FROM ABUSED CHILD - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AND TREATMENT 1976, BY HAROLD P. MARTIN - SEE NCJ-41788)

NCJ Number
41790
Author(s)
M LYNCH
Date Published
1976
Length
14 pages
Annotation
THIS CHAPTER IS CONCERNED WITH THE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF CHILDREN THAT CAN SOMETIMES PRECIPITATE CHILD ABUSE BY THE PARENTS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DEFINES ABUSE AS AN EXTREME MANIFESTATION OF THE FAILURE OF PARENTS AND CHILD TO FORM A RELATIONSHIP THAT CONSISTS OF AN EMOTIONAL BOND. CASE HISTORIES OF ABUSED CHILDREN ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE SUGGESTION THAT THIS BONDING FAILURE IS RELATED IN PART TO A DIFFICULT PREGNANCY, ADVERSE PERINATAL EXPERIENCES, AND THE EARLY ILL-HEALTH OF THE SUBSEQUENTLY ABUSED CHILD. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP

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