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The needs of children

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The Maltreatment of Children

Abstract

It is remarkable that so little attention has been paid to the needs of children who are abused compared with the considerable and still expanding literature on the needs and problems of their parents. There is the same discrepancy between the emphasis on supporting and treating the battering parent on the one hand and, on the other hand, the relative neglect of providing support and treatment services for the child victim (except for physical injuries). Similarly, the parents’ socio-economic background, health, personality, personal and marital history have received a good deal of attention1 In contrast, very little research has been undertaken into the emotional, social and intellectual effects on children of being subjected to parental violence; or of growing up rejected and ill-treated, even though not to the point of maiming or death which are, after all, only the publicized tip of the iceberg of child abuse. Hence, knowledge about such children’s long-term development is woefully inadequate, all the more so since few follow-up studies have been carried out.

This chapter reflects the author’s personal views and does not necessarily represent those of the National Children’s Bureau.

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    Selwyn M. Smith (Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Director) (Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Director)

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Pringle, M.K. (1978). The needs of children. In: Smith, S.M. (eds) The Maltreatment of Children. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6162-6_9

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