Alcoholism and severe child maltreatment.
A controlled study of the association between parental alcoholism and severe child maltreatment--i.e., physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect requiring court-ordered removal of the child from the home--reveals a significant overrepresentation of alcoholism in the parent population.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest; D007872:Legal Guardians; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012306:Risk