Importance Bruising caused by physical abuse is the most common antecedent injury to be
overlooked or misdiagnosed as nonabusive before an abuse-related fatality or near-fatality …

Abusive head trauma (AHT) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the
pediatric population, especially in young infants. In the past decade, advancements in …

Although confessions related to abusive head trauma (AHT) are reported, no detailed
analysis exists. Therefore, we systematically reviewed studies of AHT confessions and …

Objective: To examine the evidence base for patterns of oro-facial injuries in physical abuse
cases of children and adolescents aged 0-17 years. Data sources: Systematic searches of …

Social Work Practice with Families uses resiliency-a strength-based perspective-to frame a
collaborative approach to assessment and treatment with families. In so doing, the text aims …

METHODS The authors included stakeholders across general pediatrics and multiple
subspecialties, including child abuse, cardiology, gastroenterology, hospital medicine …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to risk factors for child abuse and
neglect and disrupted conventional abuse surveillance. Objective The goal of this study was …

Background Impact of social distancing on pediatric injuries is unknown. Methods We
retrospectively compared injury visits to a pediatric emergency department by individuals≤ …

Child discipline remains a topic of public health interest across the globe. Despite this
enduring interest, very little is known about the child disciplinary practices of African …

Background Physical punishment (PP), which may involve the use of physical force, has
been linked to negative effects in children and can escalate to abusive or harsh PP, resulting …