Since the 1993 National Research Council (NRC) report on child abuse and neglect was
issued, dramatic advances have been made in understanding the causes and …

Over the past four decades, considerable progress has been made in understanding the
long-term consequences of childhood victimization. This chapter is organized around a …

Over the past three decades, considerable progress has been made in understanding the
long-term consequences of childhood victimization. Using a schematic modified ecological …

For the nearly 3 million children in the United States at risk of child abuse and neglect each
year (US Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2010), the consequences …

In this chapter, we provide an overview of the historical issues accompanying the study of
child maltreatment and address advances, as well as challenges, that have emerged over …

There is growing interest in the neurologic, behavioral, and cognitive effects of child abuse
and neglect. This article explores the literature on the short and long term sequelae of …

This important new volume provides a comprehensive account of the causes and
consequences of child maltreatment from a developmental perspective. Over forty …

Research in child abuse has expanded dramatically since the first controlled studies were
started in the mid-1970s. The fields of developmental psychology and clinical child …

Research on child neglect is reviewed as it relates to common assumptions in the field, the
broader context of research on child maltreatment and trends within the larger society …

This paper focuses on child abuse and neglect within the United States. An etiology of child
maltreatment is presented. It is stressed that more research needs to be conducted on the …