The purpose of this study was to compare the delinquent behavior, psychological
health, and emotional wellbeing of maltreated and nonmaltreated adolescents in a
chemical dependency treatment program. Data were collected over a seven year period
from intake interviews and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores
of 522 adolescent patients at...
Although child maltreatment has been studied for several decades, there
are still substantial gaps of understanding essential areas such as the
consequences of child maltreatment and the variability in the impact of
different types of maltreatment. This study examined whether externalization
and internalization are two valid and distinctive dimensions in...
Feeling so angry that you strike out at a child is a terrible thing, too. But in about one in five families, parents take their frustrations out on their children. Usually these people are reacting to extreme stress in their lives. That’s why it’s often said there are two victims...