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Health Encyclopedia: Battered Child Syndrome
The physical signs of child abuse used to be called battered child syndrome. This syndrome referred to multiple fractures in different states of healing. The fractures occurred at different times in children too young to have received the fractures as a result of an accident.
The definition of child abuse has since expanded significantly. Physical child abuse or non-accidental child trauma refers not only to multiple fractures at different ages, but it also includes numerous...
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Are You In an Abusive Relationship?
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...unauthorized picture of Rihanna and hear the alleged physical abuse accusations being leveled at... Read more »
Elder Abuse - How to Define It, Recognize It, and Report It
By Dorian Martin , Health Expert...state, but broadly defined, abuse may be: * Physical Abuse - Inflicting, or threatening to... Read more »
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ADHD and Substance Abuse
...judgment, perception, attention and physical control. According to the 1996 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 10% of all Americans abuse alcohol. In addition, a study showed that of... Read more »Depression in Women with Migraine Linked to Childhood Abuse
...was recorded. A questionnaire was completed for each participant regarding: maltreatment history – physical abuse, sexual abuse, fear for life related to the abuse;Migraine characteristics,... Read more »Child abuse: sexual
...factors It is difficult to determine how common child sexual abuse is. It is often more secret than physical abuse. Children are often scared to tell someone about the event. According to the... Read more »Opioids: Addiction vs. Dependence
...American Pain Society Web site: http://www.ampainsoc.org/advocacy/opioids2.htm The National Institute on Drug Abuse. Addiction vs Dependence. Retrieved December 1, 2008 from Our Chronic Pain... Read more »Treatment Agreements: What You Need to Know Before Signing
...trustworthy and wouldn't abuse drugs, there's no way for the doctor to know that. Because there is so much drug abuse today, physicians have to be extra vigilant. If they are found to be... Read more »Images
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August 18, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Experts say substance abuse issues in the elderly are largely... Read summary »
Depression and migraine linked to childhood abuse
October 03, 2008Childhood abuse is more common in women who suffer from migraine and depression than in women with migraine alone, according to a new study.... Read summary »
Study: Abuse leads to long-term depression, health trouble
March 16, 2009According to the National Institutes of Health, domestic violence is the most common cause of injury to women ages 15 to 44, and new research... Read summary »
Asthma linked to child abuse
September 02, 2008A new study suggests that children who endure physical or sexual abuse may be more prone to asthma. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital... Read summary »
Migraine sufferers more likely to suffer PTSD
April 14, 2009People who suffer from migraines are more likely to have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the healthy population, a new study... Read summary »
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