Somatic, cognitive and emotional characteristics of abused children in a psychiatric hospital.
A systematic review of medical records of one hundred consecutive admissions to a children's psychiatric inpatient unit was conducted to assess specific somatic, cognitive and emotional characteristics that distinguish sexually abused children from other hospitalized children. Sexually abused children were characterized by: a lower performance IQ, higher incidence of parasomnia prior to admission, longer length of hospital stay, and comparatively small physical stature.
Sadeh
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Department of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Hayden
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McGuire
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JP
Sachs
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Civita
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D000293:Adolescent; D001824:Body Constitution; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015995:Prevalence; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology