Open AccessIdentification and Evaluation of Abused Children at Imam Hossein Hospital
Author(s) -
Fariba Arabghol,
Firooze Derakhshanpour,
Rozita Davari Ashtiyani,
Narges Chimeh,
Layli Panaghi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of high risk behaviors and addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2251-8711
DOI - 10.5812/ijhrba.27531
Subject(s) - schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia , psychiatry , neglect , anxiety , child abuse , psychological intervention , psychology , conduct disorder , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , medicine , poison control , suicide prevention , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
BackgroundChild abuse is a phenomenon that confronts the child, family, and society with irretrievable physical and mental injuries, and its negative effects continue until adulthood.ObjectivesThe present study was conducted to identify and evaluate cases of abused children at a medical center.Patients and MethodsThis is a descriptive-analytic study. The subjects were all children and adolescents who were referred to Imam Hussein hospital within 6 months due to physical or psychiatric reasons and were diagnosed with child abuse and neglect by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. The number of these children was 73. Children and their parents were assessed by schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia (SADS), Kiddie-SADS, and child abuse and demographic questionnaires. The statistical methods of mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data.Results56 cases (76%) were physically abused, 53 cases (72.6%) were emotionally abused, and 3 cases (12.3%) were neglected. The most common psychiatric disorder in abused children was ADHD (65.8%). The next most common were oppositional defiant disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, general anxiety disorder, and enuresis. About 80% of the abused children had at least one psychiatric disorder. The most common psychiatric disorders in mothers were general anxiety disorder (34.8%) and depression (33.3%), and in fathers, it was substance abuse (19.7%).ConclusionsChild abuse is a common phenomenon that relates to psychiatric disorders in the abused child or abuser parents. It seems that on-time identification and appropriate interventions can prevent further negative consequences for the child, family, and society