title: A comparative study of abused and neglected American Indian children in the southwest.
abstract: Samples of target and control American Indian children in the Southwest United States are compared for child abuse/neglect and family alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is present in virtually all families that abuse/neglect children. However, alcohol abuse exists exclusive of the association with child abuse/neglect. The study demonstrates that alcohol abuse is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for child abuse/neglect.
authors.affiliation: Indian Health Service Office of Mental Health Programs, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: DeBruyn
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lujan
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: May
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009516:New Mexico; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence