TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Child abuse and neglect: a review of the literature
JO  - Current pediatric reviews
A1  - Ferrara, Pietro
A1  - Guadagno, Chiara
A1  - Sbordone, Annamaria
A1  - Amato, Maria
A1  - Spina, Giulia
A1  - Perrone, Giacomo
A1  - Basile, Maria Cristin
A1  - Ianniello, Francesca
A1  - Fabrizio, Giovanna Carmela
A1  - Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo
A1  - Verrotti, Alberto
A1  - Villani, Alberto
A1  - Corsello, Giovanni
SP  - 301
EP  - 310
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
N2  - Child maltreatment is a complex life experience happening when a parent or caregiver does an intentional or potential damage to a child, including acts of commission and omission. Child abuse is not an uncommon event, but it is not always recognized. Identifying the real number of maltreated children is a challenge because of the large variability in reported prevalence data across studies. Unfortunately, in the United States, it affects 1 in 8 children, by the age of 18 years, annually. Paediatricians may encounter a variety of forms of maltreatment such as neglect, emotional, physical and sexual abuse. These aspects should be recognised, examined and evaluated by employing a systematic approach and focusing on basic need of children that may not be met. Child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life-long physical and psychological or psychiatric outcomes. It is associated with important economic and social costs (such as physical and mental health, productivity losses, child welfare, criminal justice and special education costs) due to its high prevalence and its long-term and short-term consequences. In the United States, the average cost of nonfatal maltreatment is $210,012 per children and the cost of fatal maltreatment is $1,272,900. General Practitioners are quite prepared to face the problem of child maltreatment: since they have the opportunity to meet several members of the same family, they can detect stressors that put children at risk of maltreatment. All health professionals have the responsibility to protect children from abuse and neglect.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1573-3963
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -