[Mental development of children in condition of chronic physical abuse: methodical aspect].
Mental dysfunction of 130 children aged 0-14 years with a history of family physical abuse was studied using a number of known methods adapted for early aged children including an original scale of mental dysfunction assessment, which has been elaborated in Mental Health Research Center (Moscow). A battery of clinico-psychopathological and clinico-psychological methods allowed comprehensive assessment of mental state, with 95% cases of mental dysfunction being found in the group studied. The most pronounced were depression spectrum disorders.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000339:Affect; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index