Emotional Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence: Biological Embedding and Clinical Implications
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):4-27. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.4.ABSTRACTEmotional abuse, defined as degrading, manipulative, or neglectful behaviors by caregivers, represents a common adverse experience for children and adolescents, often co-occurring with other maltreatment types. Exposure to emotional abuse significantly affects mental health across the lifespan and is particularly associated with elevated depression risk.This review examinesmechanisms, by which emotional abuse influences brain development and the neuroendocrine stress response system and discusses the roles of genetic vulnerabili...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Ferdinand Hoffmann Christine Heim Source Type: research

Emotional Maltreatment of Children and Adolescents - Definitions, Prevalences, Risk Factors and Psychological Consequences
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):28-54. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.28.ABSTRACTThe aim of this article is to provide an introductory overview of the phenomenon of emotional maltreatment of children and adolescents by presenting national and international literature and, in particular, to illustrate the consequences for the mental health of those affected. First, relevant definitions are made and forms of appearance of emotional child maltreatment are presented. A comparison of national and global prevalences shows that emotional child maltreatment is one of the most prevalent forms of child maltreatment....
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Emily Gossmann J örg M Fegert Source Type: research

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Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):112. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.112.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38275230 | DOI:10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.112 (Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie)
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

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Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):110-111. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.110.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38275231 | DOI:10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.110 (Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie)
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Medical Child Abuse - A Guideline to Detecting this Particular Form of Child Maltreatment
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):85-109. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.85.ABSTRACTThe term Medical Child Abuse (MCA) describes a form of child abuse in which the medical system is "abused" by carrying out unnecessary medical procedures on a child. This abuse of the medical system occurs through misrepresentation, non-disclosure, fabrication, misinterpretation or active causation of symptoms by a parent. In this article, the construct ofmedical child abuse is defined and predisposing and motivational factors are examined. It also provides an overview of terms that are used synonymously or comparably in the ...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Gina-Melissa Semrau Ruth H ärlin Caroline Di Maria Birgit Schwartl änder Sibylle M Winter Source Type: research

Diagnostic Options for Suspected Cases of Emotional Maltreatment - Presentation of the Interdisciplinary Perspective of a Child Protection Outpatient Clinic
This article aims to show possible courses of action for the early detection of emotional abuse based on a child protection outpatient clinic. In addition to the description of the interdisciplinary diagnostic procedure a selection of psychometric questionnaires and interviews is presented, which inquire about emotional abuse. When looking at the total number of 1,388 cases seen at the child protection outpatient clinic, it is noticeable that only 117 cases (8.4 %) were assigned with a suspicion of emotional abuse.This contrasts with 477 cases (34.3 %) in which confirmed indications for emotional abuse were found after the...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Lea Bentz Diego Olaya Mantilla Sibylle M Winter Source Type: research

Emotional Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence: Biological Embedding and Clinical Implications
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):4-27. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.4.ABSTRACTEmotional abuse, defined as degrading, manipulative, or neglectful behaviors by caregivers, represents a common adverse experience for children and adolescents, often co-occurring with other maltreatment types. Exposure to emotional abuse significantly affects mental health across the lifespan and is particularly associated with elevated depression risk.This review examinesmechanisms, by which emotional abuse influences brain development and the neuroendocrine stress response system and discusses the roles of genetic vulnerabili...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Ferdinand Hoffmann Christine Heim Source Type: research

Emotional Maltreatment of Children and Adolescents - Definitions, Prevalences, Risk Factors and Psychological Consequences
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):28-54. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.28.ABSTRACTThe aim of this article is to provide an introductory overview of the phenomenon of emotional maltreatment of children and adolescents by presenting national and international literature and, in particular, to illustrate the consequences for the mental health of those affected. First, relevant definitions are made and forms of appearance of emotional child maltreatment are presented. A comparison of national and global prevalences shows that emotional child maltreatment is one of the most prevalent forms of child maltreatment....
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Emily Gossmann J örg M Fegert Source Type: research

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Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):112. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.112.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38275230 | DOI:10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.112 (Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie)
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Authors
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):110-111. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.110.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38275231 | DOI:10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.110 (Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie)
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Medical Child Abuse - A Guideline to Detecting this Particular Form of Child Maltreatment
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):85-109. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.85.ABSTRACTThe term Medical Child Abuse (MCA) describes a form of child abuse in which the medical system is "abused" by carrying out unnecessary medical procedures on a child. This abuse of the medical system occurs through misrepresentation, non-disclosure, fabrication, misinterpretation or active causation of symptoms by a parent. In this article, the construct ofmedical child abuse is defined and predisposing and motivational factors are examined. It also provides an overview of terms that are used synonymously or comparably in the ...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Gina-Melissa Semrau Ruth H ärlin Caroline Di Maria Birgit Schwartl änder Sibylle M Winter Source Type: research

Diagnostic Options for Suspected Cases of Emotional Maltreatment - Presentation of the Interdisciplinary Perspective of a Child Protection Outpatient Clinic
This article aims to show possible courses of action for the early detection of emotional abuse based on a child protection outpatient clinic. In addition to the description of the interdisciplinary diagnostic procedure a selection of psychometric questionnaires and interviews is presented, which inquire about emotional abuse. When looking at the total number of 1,388 cases seen at the child protection outpatient clinic, it is noticeable that only 117 cases (8.4 %) were assigned with a suspicion of emotional abuse.This contrasts with 477 cases (34.3 %) in which confirmed indications for emotional abuse were found after the...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Lea Bentz Diego Olaya Mantilla Sibylle M Winter Source Type: research

Emotional Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence: Biological Embedding and Clinical Implications
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):4-27. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.4.ABSTRACTEmotional abuse, defined as degrading, manipulative, or neglectful behaviors by caregivers, represents a common adverse experience for children and adolescents, often co-occurring with other maltreatment types. Exposure to emotional abuse significantly affects mental health across the lifespan and is particularly associated with elevated depression risk.This review examinesmechanisms, by which emotional abuse influences brain development and the neuroendocrine stress response system and discusses the roles of genetic vulnerabili...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Ferdinand Hoffmann Christine Heim Source Type: research

Emotional Maltreatment of Children and Adolescents - Definitions, Prevalences, Risk Factors and Psychological Consequences
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):28-54. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.28.ABSTRACTThe aim of this article is to provide an introductory overview of the phenomenon of emotional maltreatment of children and adolescents by presenting national and international literature and, in particular, to illustrate the consequences for the mental health of those affected. First, relevant definitions are made and forms of appearance of emotional child maltreatment are presented. A comparison of national and global prevalences shows that emotional child maltreatment is one of the most prevalent forms of child maltreatment....
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Emily Gossmann J örg M Fegert Source Type: research

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Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Jan;73(1):112. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.112.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38275230 | DOI:10.13109/prkk.2024.73.1.112 (Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie)
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - January 26, 2024 Category: Child Development Source Type: research