Physical Abuse
Child abuse reports spiked during COVID-19 lockdowns, study finds
The rate of children who presented to nine pediatric trauma centers for nonaccidental trauma more than doubled while COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were in place last year, according to a study.
Abuse subtypes affect suicide risk among military psychiatric inpatients
Co-occurrence of multiple abuse subtypes across childhood and adulthood was linked to higher psycho-social risk and suicide attempt history among military service members hospitalized due to suicide risk, study results showed.
Health status, living arrangement, race/ethnicity factors in risk for elder mistreatment
Health care visits may serve as important opportunities for detecting older adults at risk for mistreatment, according to results of a longitudinal, population-based cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
Study identifies injury patterns of elder abuse
Certain injury patterns in fall patients who present to the ED can indicate physical abuse of older adults, according to research published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Half of world’s children affected by violence, experts warn
Globally, approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence “because countries have failed to follow establish strategies to protect them,” WHO and other organizations warned in a new report.
Childhood sexual, physical abuse increases adulthood lupus risk among black women
Black women who experience sexual and physical abuse during childhood are at an increased risk for developing systemic lupus erythematosus as an adult, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.