Child abuse takes varied dimensions and cuts across geographical and socioeconomic spectrums in Nigeria. However, this paper looked at emotional and physical abuse as they affect the intellectual development and academic achievement of children. Emotional abuse can engender poor cognitive development just...
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It is important to remember thatnot all child abuse is physical. Emotional child abuse is a silent epidemic, easily overlooked, and the effects can be hidden in all sorts of behavioral labels. We unconsciously blame our children for the conditions we have co-created. Emotional child abuse is ...
ORLANDO, Florida — Emotional abuse experienced in childhood, especially in children aged 5 years and younger, confers an increased risk for bipolar disorder, new research shows. "Our results show the importance of childhood trauma, not only as a risk factor for bipolar disorders per se but ...
child abuseemotionalabuseecological modelsSynopsisThis paper discusses some of the difficulties in the present conceptualisation of child abuse and their relevance for a theory of emotional abuse. A n ecological model of emotional abuse is suggested. Children in separated families can be subjected to ...
Journal of Child & Adolescent TraumaGabalda, M. K., Broth, M. R., Thompson, M. P., & Kaslow, N. J. (2009). Children’s emotional abuse and relational functioning: social support and internalizing symptoms as moderators. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 2 , 179–197. : 10....
Using EFT for child abuse, child sexual abuse or childhood trauma. Letting go of the emotional trauma surrounding the events.
“When you’re a parent, you snap at your child, that’s not emotional abuse--that’s something you have to apologize for,” said Stan Katz, the director of a Beverly Hills mental health center. “But when it gets to be chronic, and the child starts suffering, then it’s emotional ...
Suffering emotional abuse as a child is associated with an increased risk for migraine in adulthood, a new study shows. Emotional abuse, which might include being made to feel unwanted or unloved, "is just incredibly damaging," said lead author Gretchen Tietjen, MD, professor and chair, neurolo...