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Sibling Maltreatment: The Forgotten Abuse
Author(s) -
Kiselica Mark S.,
MorrillRichards Mandy
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00457.x
Subject(s) - sibling , child abuse , psychology , sibling relationship , psychiatry , developmental psychology , medicine , suicide prevention , poison control , medical emergency
Great advances have been made in the study of family violence in the past 30 years. However, sibling abuse and its prevalence in the family have largely been overlooked. In this article, the major issues associated with sibling maltreatment are highlighted, and strategies for helping the victims and perpetrators of sibling abuse and their families are described.