Effects of the child–perpetrator relationship on mental health outcomes of child abuse: It's (not) all relative
Kiser LJ, Stover CS, Navalta CP, Dorado J, Vogel JM, Abdul-Adil JK, Kim S, Lee RC, Vivrette R, Briggs EC. Effects of the child–perpetrator relationship on mental health outcomes of child abuse: It's (not) all relative. Child Abuse & Neglect 2014, 38: 1083-1093. PMID: 24661693, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical traumaChildren's mental health centerPrimary treatment focusMental health centersParents/caregiversMental health outcomesTrauma onsetClinical evaluationHealth centersOutcome measuresPsychiatric symptomsSevere symptomsBehavior problemsProblem rating scaleClinical practiceHealth outcomesTrauma characteristicsSymptomsRating ScaleTreatment focusTrauma typesTraumaCaregivers resultsInternalizing behavior problemsHigher posttraumatic stress