Open AccessNeglected child with substance abuse leading to child abuse: A case report
Author(s) -
Emg Subramanian,
B Subhagya,
M S Muthu,
Sivakumar Nuvvula
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.16450
Subject(s) - child abuse , psychiatry , substance abuse , medicine , poison control , suicide prevention , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , medical emergency
Child abuse and neglect is any interaction or lack of interaction between a caregiver and a child resulting in nonaccidental harm to the child's physical and developmental state. Substance abuse is ingestion of any drug, which is capable of altering the mental functioning eventually leading to addiction. This paper presents a case report of a 12-year-old neglected girl with substance abuse for which she was physically abused by her mother.