title: Somatic, cognitive and emotional characteristics of abused children in a psychiatric hospital.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeh
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hayden
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Civita
mesh_terms: 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