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
• Corporate Author: Ballinger Publishing Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

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