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Purpose: To develop a conceptual model representing the impact of musculoskeletal impairments (MSIs) in the lives of children in Malawi. Method: A total of 169 children with MSIs (CMSIs), family and other community members participated in 57 interviews, focus groups and observations. An inductive approach to data analysis was used to conceptualise the impact of […]
…In this article, the author presents his views on pediatric abusive head trauma (AHT). He reflects several reports which include that around 40 percent of child physical abuse cases result in criminal prosecution, abusive head trauma causes significant disability in child abuse cases and the conviction rate for fatal child abuse cases is found to […]
…Parents with intellectual disabilities (PID) are overrepresented in the child protective services (CPS) system. This study examined a more nuanced view of the role of cognition in parenting risk. Its goal was to validate a social information processing (SIP) model of child neglect that draws on social cognition research and advances in neuroscience. Mothers who […]
…To explore the content of communication about sexuality between parents and children with autism spectrum disorders, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 parents of children ages 6-13. Content analysis and ethnographic summary were used to interpret the data. Findings suggest that parent’s perceptions of a child’s behaviors and comprehension are associated with the likelihood that […]
…Women with disabilities are frequent victims of domestic violence, yet scant research has examined self-protective mechanisms that could mitigate this abuse. This article reviews prevalence and types of intimate partner violence against women with disabilities and explores the factors that leave this population at higher risk for abuse than nondisabled women. Barriers to self-protection against […]
…The author discusses discrimination against disabled persons in Great Britain, with particular focus on abuses in the health and social care sectors. He notes a 2007 report of deaths of patients with learning disabilities in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals due to negligence by nurses, healthcare assistants (HCAs), or physicians. He argues that nurses and […]
…This article focuses on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder that is largely overlooked in the counseling field and literature, specifically in children and adolescents. Etiology, treatment options, and the course in which the disorder manifests itself holds great importance in understanding the grave effects these traumatic events have on youth. This article is the beginning attempt to […]
…This article focuses on discussing risks for depression onset and the role of environmental factors in promoting resilience in children and adolescents. The authors review the current literature on specific (eg, family history of depression) and nonspecific (eg, poverty, stressful life events) risk factors for youth depression to underscore the need for prevention efforts promoting […]
…This review focuses on developmental aspects in the epidemiology of anxiety disorders including prevalence, onset, natural course, longitudinal outcome, and correlates and risk factors, with focus on childhood through young adulthood. Anxiety disorders are frequent and early-emerging conditions. They may remit spontaneously; however, the same or other mental disorders often recur. Although risk factors have […]
…An essay is presented on the Pennhurst Asylum, an haunted house set up by a businessman named Richard Chakejian. The house had one room made to look like Pennhurst dormitory having motionless bodies seen in “Suffer the Little Children,” where patients muscles had atrophied from being left too long in cage-like beds. The author also […]
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