Identification and Evaluation of Abused Children at Imam Hossein Hospital
| Author | Fariba Arabghol | en |
| Author | Firooze Derakhshanpour | en |
| Author | Rozita Davari Ashtiyani | en |
| Author | Narges Chimeh | en |
| Author | Layli Panaghi | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-03-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Child abuse is a phenomenon that confronts the child, family, and society with irretrievable physical and mental injuries, and its negative effects continue until adulthood. Objectives: The present study was conducted to identify and evaluate cases of abused children at a medical center. Patients and Methods: This is a descriptive-analytic study. The subjects were all children and adolescents who were referred to Imam Hussein hospital within 6 months due to physical or psychiatric reasons and were diagnosed with child abuse and neglect by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. The number of these children was 73. Children and their parents were assessed by schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia (SADS), Kiddie-SADS, and child abuse and demographic questionnaires. The statistical methods of mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. Results: 56 cases (76%) were physically abused, 53 cases (72.6%) were emotionally abused, and 3 cases (12.3%) were neglected. The most common psychiatric disorder in abused children was ADHD (65.8%). The next most common were oppositional defiant disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, general anxiety disorder, and enuresis. About 80% of the abused children had at least one psychiatric disorder. The most common psychiatric disorders in mothers were general anxiety disorder (34.8%) and depression (33.3%), and in fathers, it was substance abuse (19.7%). Conclusions: Child abuse is a common phenomenon that relates to psychiatric disorders in the abused child or abuser parents. It seems that on-time identification and appropriate interventions can prevent further negative consequences for the child, family, and society. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.27531 | en |
| Keyword | Child Abuse | en |
| Keyword | Prevalence | en |
| Keyword | Mental Disorders | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Identification and Evaluation of Abused Children at Imam Hossein Hospital | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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