Emotional abuse and neglect: time to focus on prevention and mental health consequences

Emotional abuse and emotional neglect are among the most prevalent of childhood maltreatment types and associated with a range of poor mental health outcomes. We need to move beyond correlational research and shift our focus to sophisticated multimodal studies to fully understand the psychobiologica...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2020-11, Vol.217 (5), p.597-599
Main Author: Kumari, Veena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abuse
Adults
Brain research
Caregivers
Child
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - prevention & control
Child Abuse - psychology
Children
Children & youth
Editorial
Emotional abuse
Emotional Abuse - prevention & control
Emotional Abuse - psychology
Emotions
Health status
Humans
Low income groups
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Perceptions
Prevention
Preventive medicine
Psychiatry
Psychobiology
Psychosis
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses - prevention & control
Sex Offenses - psychology
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Summary:Emotional abuse and emotional neglect are among the most prevalent of childhood maltreatment types and associated with a range of poor mental health outcomes. We need to move beyond correlational research and shift our focus to sophisticated multimodal studies to fully understand the psychobiological mechanisms underlying these associations and to intervention studies.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.2020.154