title: Child abuse. Perspectives on treatment and research.
abstract: This article provides an historical survey of child abuse. Incidence and prevalence, etiology, diagnosis and clinical features, treatment, and the importance of prevention are detailed.
mesh_terms: D001497:Battered Child Syndrome; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012106:Research; D012931:Social Environment; D012951:Socialization