title: [Child abuse].
abstract: Aspects of interest with regard to childhood maltreatment are studied. Data (not published) of the "Instituto del Menor y la Familia de la Comunidad de Madrid" are reported from January 1999 to June 2.000: 200 cases of child neglect, 187 cases of physical abuse, 143 cases of sexual abuse and 123 of psychological abuse. Risk factors, prediction, therapy and prevention of child maltreatment are also studied.
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authors.lastname: Nogales Espert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000145:classification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000628:therapy; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology