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In most cases, children are the victims of physical abuse, but adults can also be victims, as in cases of domestic violence or workplace aggression. Alternative terms sometimes used include physical assault or physical violence, and may also include sexual abuse. Physical abuse may involve more than one abuser, and more than one victim.
This abuse is considered non-accidental. Injuries can range from mild bruising to broken bones, skull fractures, and even death. [82] Short term consequences of physical abuse of children include fractures, [83] cognitive or intellectual disabilities, social skills deficits, PTSD, other psychiatric disorders, [82] heightened aggression, and ...
A child abuse fatality occurs when a child's death is the result of abuse or neglect, or when abuse or neglect are contributing factors to a child's death. In 2008, 1,730 children died in the United States due to factors related to abuse; this is a rate of 2 per 100,000 U.S. children. [ 207 ]
A list of articles whose child subject has either been killed through abuse or whose subject has been involved in child abuse resulting in death.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [b] is a mental and behavioral disorder [8] that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster, traffic collision, or other threats on a person's life or well-being.
SBS is primarily observed in children under the age of two but may occur in those up to age five. [36] The majority of cases typically occur before the infant's first birthday with the average victim age between three and eight months old. [46] In the US, deaths due to SBS constitute about 10% of deaths due to child abuse. [41]
Before she died, Chloe reported Masterton for domestic abuse and gave a two-hour video submission to police, which led to the 26-year-old’s conviction for coercive and controlling behaviour.
Types of adversity that were listed by clinically depressed individuals involved sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, neglect, separation from a parent, or mental illness in a parent. Specifically, the strongest correlation between the types of adversity and adulthood depression is sexual abuse and neglect, particularly in females. [ 11 ]