Börn og unge meed fysisk eller psykisk funktionsnedsaettelse har foröget risiko for
omsorgssvigt og overgreb
Engelsk titel: Children with disabilities and chronic conditions are at risk of maltreatment
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Författare:
Kvist, Therese
Email: therese.kvist@ki.se
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 13
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16113450
Sammanfattning
Children exposed to maltreatment are likely to have a negative
development in both physical and mental health as well as being
at risk of exhibiting risk behaviours. Psycho-somatic conditions
such as difficulties in sleeping and headaches in children
are found to be associated with physical abuse. There are several
risk factors that should be considered when recognizing child
maltreatment and among these are functional disabilities. It has
been shown that children with functional disabilities are approximately
3 times more likely to be exposed to child maltreatment
than peers. Therefore, to fulfil the obligation of mandatory reporting
it is important for all dental professionals to have knowledge
of the complex aetiology of maltreatment and also to understand
the association of psycho-somatic complaints with exposure to
child maltreatment.