History of Maltreatment and Mental Health Problems in Foster Children: A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
S Oswald,
Kieran Heil,
Lutz Goldbeck
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp114
Subject(s) - psycinfo , neglect , mental health , child abuse , context (archaeology) , psychopathology , developmental psychopathology , sexual abuse , psychology , poison control , physical abuse , psychiatry , clinical psychology , scopus , suicide prevention , injury prevention , medline , medicine , medical emergency , paleontology , political science , law , biology
Foster children often experience compromising situations such as neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse before out-of-home placement. This article aims to give a literature review related to the development and mental health of foster children with special consideration of trauma history.
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