Abstract
The battered child syndrome was brought to the attention of the scientific world in 1962 in publications by Kempe. It consists of the physical abuse of children by non-accidental use of physical force, or by nonaccidental acts of omission on the part of a parent or other caretaker interacting with a child in his care, aimed at hurting, injuring, or destroying that child (Gil 1970).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Adelson L (1961) Slaughter of the innocents. A study of 46 homicides in which the victims were children. N Eng J Med 264: 1345–1349
Caffey J (1946) Multiple fractures in long bones of children suffering from chronic subdural haematomas. Am J Radiol 56: 163–173
Fontana V (1964) The maltreated child. Thomas, Springfield
Gil D (1970) Violence against children. Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass
Gilles RJ (1973) Child abuse as psychopathology. Am J Orthopsychiatr 43: 611–621
Helfer RE, Kempe CH (1968) The battered child. University of Chicago, Chicago
Justice B, Justice R (1976) The abusing family. Human Science Press, New York
Kaufmann J (1962) Psychiatric implications of physical abuse of children. In: Protecting the battered child. Am Human Assoc, Denver, pp 17–20
Kempe CH, Silver (1959) J Dis Child 98: 528
Kempe CH et al. (1962) The battered child syndrome. JAMA 181: 17–24
Oliver JE, Taylor A (1971) Five generations of ill treated children in one family pedigree. Br J Psychiatr 119: 473–480
Pollock C, Steele B (1972) A therapeutic approach to the parents. In: Kempe CH, Helfer RE (eds) Helping the battered child and his family. Lippincott, Philadelphia, pp 3–21
Radbill SX (1968) A history of child abuse and infanticide. In: Helfer RE, Kempe CH (eds) The battered child. University of Chicago, Chicago, pp 3–16
Renvoice J (1974) Children in danger. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London
Steele BF, Pollock CB (1968) A psychiatric study of parents who abuse infants and small children. In: Helfer RE, Kempe CH (eds) The battered child. University of Chicago, Chicago
Wooley PV, Evans WA (1955) Significance of skeletal lesions in infants, resembling those of traumatic origin. JAMA 158: 539–543
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1984 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Mayer, R. (1984). Child Abuse: A Psychiatrist’s View. In: Carmi, A., Zimrin, H. (eds) Child Abuse. Medicolegal Library, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82063-2_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82063-2_9
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-12471-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-82063-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive