Citation

Rixey S. Md. Med. J. 1994; 43(4): 351-353.

Affiliation

Department of Family Practice, Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8007793

Abstract

Violence within the family may have a major impact on child and adolescent development. Abused adolescents are more likely to engage in high-risk behaviors with serious consequences. Current adolescent health care is often inadequate in terms of psychosocial screening and anticipatory guidance. Physicians may play a significant role in reducing and preventing adolescent-related violence by increasing their efforts to identify those at risk and helping them with appropriate interventions.

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