Transdiagnostic factors in the COVID-19 pandemic: Examining the role of childhood abuse and neglect in establishing latent profiles of risk and resilience
CONCLUSIONS: Results highlight the importance of childhood abuse and neglect in differentiating between the two distinct profiles of at-risk individuals. Implications for risk assessment and treatment in the context of potential traumatic stress are discussed.PMID:38693009 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106808 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - May 1, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Dana Lassri Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan Tobias Nolte Source Type: research
Understanding the Relation between Short Birth Spacing and Child Maltreatment: Are Associations Due to Parental History of Childhood Abuse and Neglect?
AbstractExisting literature documents connections between short birth spacing (birth-to-conception interval of under 18 months) and the risk of child maltreatment, but explanations for this relation are understudied. We hypothesise that short birth spacing predicts child maltreatment, and it mediates the association between maternal history of childhood maltreatment and their child's risk of abuse and neglect. We use data for second and higher parity children from the Prospective Study of Infant Development (n = 335) and fit logistic regression models with relevant covariates to examine the association between mater...
Source: Child Abuse Review - May 1, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Anna Rybi ńska‐Campbell,
W. Benjamin Goodman,
Kenneth A. Dodge Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
A Comparison of Two Statewide Datasets to Understand Population Prevalence of Substance Use in Pregnancy: Findings and Considerations for Policy & amp; Research
AbstractMental health conditions including substance use disorder are the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. Unfortunately, fears of child protective services ’ involvement interfere with maternal self-disclosure of substance use in pregnancy. Seeking to identify more mothers with substance use disorder in pregnancy or at delivery, and responsive to changes to the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), Connecticut requires hospital pe rsonnel to submit a deidentified notification to CPS for all newborns with prenatal substance exposure. However, it is unknown whether this approach al...
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - April 30, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Child Sexual Abuse Victimization and Parenting
Child sexual abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions. The official number of sexual abuse victims in the United States for 2020 was 58,092 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2023). However, this number represents only the tip of the iceberg: cases of sexual abuse reported to child protective services, investigated, and substantiated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2022) states that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys living in the United States will experience sexual abuse in their lifetime. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - April 30, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Gail Hornor Tags: Continuing Education Source Type: research
Reoffending after convictions related to child sexual exploitation material: Data from the German Federal Central Criminal Register
CONCLUSIONS: The mere existence of a conviction for a CSEM offense is not an indication that the convicted person poses a significant risk of committing child sexual abuse. To pinpoint such a risk more accurately, the following factors should be examined: the existence of offense-specific prior records, the presence of crossover-offending in the form of concurring offenses, and the age of the offender.PMID:38688115 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106806 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - April 30, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Tatjana H örnle Carina Tetal Gunda W össner Source Type: research
40. Childhood Abuse and Ventral Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Stress Reactivity: A Transdiagnostic 7-Tesla Study
Childhood adversity dysregulates stress reactivity and predicts psychopathology, however underlying neural mechanisms are unclear. The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) is uniquely proximal in its control over autonomic and neuroendocrine stress responses. The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) innervates the PVN and is also a heterogenous, proximal stress-control structure; dorsal (d) BNST is predominantly preautonomic, while ventral (v) BNST is predominantly viscerosensory. (Source: Biological Psychiatry)
Source: Biological Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Brandon Sibbach, Helmet Karim, Daniel Lo, Tamer Ibrahim, Layla Banihashemi Source Type: research
345. Childhood Trauma and Emotional Neglect Impairs the Adolescent Development of Gray Matter Microstructure
Early life adversity (ELA; childhood trauma, abuse and neglect) impacts the development of brain macrostructure, including cortical thickness and (sub)cortical volumes as measured using MRI. However, less is known about gray matter microstructure, including myelination, with preliminary animal and post-mortem human studies suggesting less myelination in adulthood after ELA. Here, we present the first longitudinal study of ELA and brain microstructure in adolescence. (Source: Biological Psychiatry)
Source: Biological Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anders Thorsen, Florence Boehmisch, Dag Aln æs, Andreas Dahl, Lars T. Westlye, Olga Therese Ousdal Source Type: research
337. Beyond Threat and Deprivation: What Information Do We Need to Effectively Gauge the Association Between Maltreatment and Brain Morphometry?
Different approaches to operationalizing childhood maltreatment have been used to analyze its impact on health outcomes. The ACEs study adopted a unidimensional approach based on the number of maltreatment types. McLaughlin and colleagues emphasized distinguishing deprivation from physical threats. We developed the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure (MACE) scale to assess timing in addition to type. (Source: Biological Psychiatry)
Source: Biological Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Martin Teicher, Kyoko Ohashi, Alaptagin Khan, Karlen Lyons-Ruth, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Ellen Grant Source Type: research
312. Effects of Early Life Stress on Neurocognitive Functions in Children: A Large-Scale Replication Study
Early life stress refers to childhood maltreatment, such as abuse and neglect, as well as household challenges. Previous studies suggest that early life stress is associated with aberrant neurocognitive functions, which are risk factors of various psychopathology. However, such associations are often mixed and inconsistent across studies, and this might be attributed to the small sample size. To address this, our study seeks to replicate the previous findings using a large-scale longitudinal dataset. (Source: Biological Psychiatry)
Source: Biological Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jeongyeon Shin, Hyeonjin Kim, Jooyeon Jamie Im, Woo-Young Ahn Source Type: research
310. Higher Infant Cortisol Levels Associated With Maternal Childhood Neglect and Larger Limbic Volumes
This study examined whether a) maternal childhood abuse or neglect is associated with infant cortisol output, b) infant cortisol is associated with infant limbic brain volumes, and c) infant cortisol mediates any relation between maternal childhood maltreatment and infant limbic brain volumes. (Source: Biological Psychiatry)
Source: Biological Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Miriam Chasson, Jennifer Khoury, Banu Ahtam, Leland Fleming, Yangming Ou, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Ellen Grant, Karlen Lyons-Ruth Source Type: research
193. Unique Neural Signatures of Childhood Sexual Abuse Revisited: Increased Cerebellar Volume and Frontoparietal Cortical Thickness
In this study, to reliably identify unique effects of CSA on the brain, we compared sexually abused individuals to non-sexually abused individuals who were matched regarding trauma load. (Source: Biological Psychiatry)
Source: Biological Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Katharina Brosch, Vincent Hammes, Paula Usemann, Frederike Stein, Florian Thomas-Odenthal, Lea Teutenberg, Janik Goltermann, Susanne Meinert, Kira Flinkenfl ügel, Alexandra Winter, Katharina Thiel, Tim Hahn, Nils Winter, Elvisha Dhamala, Axel Krug, Udo D Source Type: research
Abuse and Neglect of Children With Specific Learning Disorders in T ürkiye: A Case-Control Study
CONCLUSIONS: The presence of SLDs is a significant risk factor for children to be exposed to abuse even in the absence of ADHD as a comorbidity.PMID:38679965 | DOI:10.1002/cpp.2986 (Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mehmet Erdem Uzun Yekta Ko şan Hande Şirin Source Type: research
Nitrous oxide-induced myeloneuropathy in a Thai adolescent: a case report
Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024 Apr 29:1-4. doi: 10.1080/20469047.2024.2344403. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNitrous oxide, an inhalational anaesthetic, is popular with adolescents worldwide as an accessible recreational drug which induces a euphoric effect. However, chronic abuse leads to serious complications such as myeloneuropathy and bone marrow suppression by inactivation of vitamin B12. A 17-year-old girl presented with nitrous oxide-induced myeloneuropathy. She reported chronic nitrous oxide inhalation for 10 months and was admitted to the emergency department on account of repeated falls for 2 weeks. She also had...
Source: Paediatrics and international child health - April 29, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: S Puetpaiboon M Meepolprapai P Saengpanit P Laohathai W Prasertsup S Khiewbanyang R Charupash O Sanmaneechai Worapant Kriengsoontornkij Source Type: research
Assessing primary health care provider and organization readiness to address family violence in Alberta, Canada: development of a Delphi consensus readiness tool
CONCLUSION: The current study lays the groundwork for future family violence intervention programs, offering insights into key components that promote readiness for implementing comprehensive programs and supporting PHC organizations in effectively addressing family violence.PMID:38684969 | PMC:PMC11059610 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-024-02396-3 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Stephanie Montesanti Anika Sehgal Lubna Zaeem Carrie McManus Suzanne Squires Peter Silverstone Source Type: research
