A multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of child abuse in Korea / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
; : 1207-1215, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-143535
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To review and determine the complications in 76 child abuse cases recorded by a multidisciplinary hospital-based child protection team between 1987 and 2007.METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed the reports and medical records of child abuse cases maintained by a university hospital-based child protection team. We devised a questionnaire for standardized interviews with the victims' guardians to determine the current physical and mental status of the children; questionnaires were answered by social workers of the child protection team who interviewed the present fosterers of 24 (35.8%) children.RESULTS:
Of the 76 children, 6 were infants, 10 were 1-3 years old, were 3-10 years old, and 19 were over 10 years old. Seven children (9.2%) were neglected and 27 (35.5%) and 44 (57.9%) were sexually and physically abused, respectively. In more than half of the cases, the perpetrators were the father or mother of the children. Most children (41 cases, 53.9%) were abused at their homes. The mean follow-up duration from the time of abuse infliction was 54.3+/-49.2 months, and the current mean age of the children was 8.3+/-6.4 years. Moderate and severe developmental delay and physical disability were observed in 6 (25.0%) and 3 (12.5%) cases, respectively. In 13 children (54.2%), the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) score was less than 60, which indicates mild mental disability.CONCLUSION:
A hospital-based child protection team may witness the different proportion of abuse types and patterns by conducting a nation-wide survey of child abuse cases.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Wit and Humor as Topic
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Child Abuse
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Child Advocacy
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Medical Records
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Fathers
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Social Workers
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Korea
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article