child maltreatment
Also known as: child maltreatment, childhood maltreatment
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The Impact of Maternal Childhood Trauma on Children's Problem ... dovepress.com Nov 4, 2024 3 facts
referenceHepp J, Schmitz SE, Urbild J, Zauner K, and Niedtfeld I reported that childhood maltreatment is associated with distrust and negatively biased emotion processing in a 2021 study published in Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation.
referenceNanni, Uher, and Danese (2012) conducted a meta-analysis finding that childhood maltreatment predicts an unfavorable course of illness and treatment outcomes in depression.
referenceThe study 'The association between childhood maltreatment experiences and the onset of maltreatment perpetration in young adulthood controlling for proximal and distal risk factors' by Ben-David, Jonson-Reid, Drake, and Kohl, published in Child Abuse & Neglect in 2015, analyzes the association between childhood maltreatment and later perpetration while controlling for risk factors.
The Long-Term Perceived Effect of Childhood Trauma on Youth's ... rsisinternational.org 2 facts
referenceHussey (2006) discovered that there are significant health consequences associated with child maltreatment.
referenceHussey, J. M., Chang, J. J., & Kotch, J. B. (2006) published 'Child maltreatment in the United States: Prevalence, risk factors, and adolescent health consequences' in Pediatrics, 118(3), 933-942, which examines the prevalence, risk factors, and adolescent health consequences of child maltreatment.
Developmental Psychopathology - DIR Floortime wondirfulplay.com Sep 11, 2024 2 facts
claimCognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) are particularly beneficial for children struggling with challenges related to child maltreatment or anxiety.
referencePediatric primary care settings are effective venues for early screening and support programs, with the SEEK program demonstrating reduced rates of child maltreatment according to research cited by PubMed.
Introduction to children's attachment - NCBI - NIH ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2 facts
claimChild maltreatment is stressful, often repetitive or persistent, and may be traumatogenic, with abusers or neglectful individuals often being the child's primary attachment figures.
claimWhile there is a strong causal association between child maltreatment and attachment difficulties, the neurobiological changes associated with maltreatment are not considered explanations for the attachment difficulties themselves.
Published Studies — Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and ... hopkinspsychedelic.org 1 fact
referenceA 2025 study published in Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry by Healy et al. found that acute subjective effects of psychedelics in naturalistic group settings prospectively predict longitudinal improvements in trauma symptoms, trait shame, and connectedness among adults with childhood maltreatment histories.
Parent–child attachment and adolescent problematic behavior frontiersin.org Feb 26, 2025 1 fact
referenceDubowitz, Roesch, and Lewis (2020) published the study 'Child maltreatment, early adult substance use, and mediation by adolescent behavior problems' in Child Maltreatment, volume 26, pages 238–248.
The impact of childhood trauma on children's wellbeing and adult ... academia.edu 1 fact
referenceRosen et al. (2018) studied the impact of patterns of trauma exposure among low-income children with and without histories of childhood maltreatment, published in Child Abuse & Neglect, 80, 301-311.
The Effects of Attachment and Trauma on Parenting and Children's ... rsisinternational.org Aug 16, 2025 1 fact
referenceN. Letourneau, L. Anis, J. Novick, C. Pohl, H. Ntanda, and M. Hart published the study 'Impacts of the attachment and child health (attachtm) parenting program on mothers and their children at risk of maltreatment: phase 2 results' in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in 2023.
Cross-cultural similarities and differences in parenting - PubMed - NIH pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Nov 11, 2021 1 fact
referenceAlampay et al. (2018) published research titled 'Preventing child maltreatment in low- and middle-income countries: Parenting for Lifelong Health in the Philippines' in the book 'Developmental science and sustainable development goals for children and youth.'
Overview of Anxiety Disorders - Psychiatry - MSD Manuals msdmanuals.com 1 fact
claimSocial fears and avoidance can be transmitted to children through parental modeling or early traumatic experiences, such as childhood maltreatment or medical illnesses like asthma.