@article{ref1,
title="Case studies of children presenting with a history of ritualistic abuse",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing",
year="1996",
author="King, Glenn F. and Yorker, B.",
volume="9",
number="2",
pages="18-26",
abstract="TOPIC: Ritualistic child abuse is an alarming and controversial problem. Child psychiatric nurses need to increase their awareness of the clinical picture associated with this specific form of abuse. PURPOSE: This article reviews the literature to date on ritualistic child abuse and addresses the controversy surrounding the phenomena. SOURCES: A small research project using historical data collection methods reviewed hospital records of children with a documented history of ritualistic abuse. Results are organized into clusters of linked interrelated characteristics. CONCLUSION: The symptom characteristics of these children revealed medical/somatic symptoms, distortion of self-oncept and world view, and a variety of emotional disturbances. The findings of this study are presented with implications for nurses who care for clients with a history of ritualistic abuse.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1073-6077",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}