Insight into the effects of methodological characteristics on reported child maltreatment
prevalence rates can facilitate the interpretation of results of previous studies and improve …

Abstract Background In 1996, the ISPCAN Working Group on Child Maltreatment Data
(ISPCAN-WGCMD) was established to provide an international forum in which individuals …

Over the last 30 years, an increasing body of research has documented the correlates and
consequences associated with childhood victimization experiences, including sexual and …

In this review, we combine and compare the results of a series of meta‐analyses on the
prevalence of child sexual, physical and emotional abuse and physical and emotional …

Child maltreatment research varies considerably in how maltreatment is measured.
Although researchers have advocated for improvements in maltreatment assessment, a first …

Importance Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental illness. Researchers,
clinicians, and public health professionals use prospective or retrospective measures …

Although it is accepted that experiences of child maltreatment are multidimensional and
often include several correlated but distinct experiences, many clinical and research …

Background Population-representative surveys that assess childhood maltreatment and
health are a valuable resource to explore the implications of child maltreatment for …

The aim of the systematic review described in this article was to synthesize available high-
quality evidence on the outcomes of noninstitutional child maltreatment across the life span …

OBJECTIVE:: The National Research Council identified inadequate research definitions for
abuse and neglect as barriers to research in child maltreatment. We examine the …