<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Self - inflicted lesions refers to a behavioural disorder with a complex ethiology. The occurrence of these cases in minors seems to be on the increase in last years, as well as minors abuse. On the assumption that there is a possible relation between minors abuse and this behavioural disorder, it has been evaluated comparatively the frequency with which it occurs among the minors examined in the forensic practice following reported abuse and the frequency with which it appears among the general population, sampled from the pupils in the final year of a high school in Bistrita.</p></abstract>

Self - inflicted lesions refers to a behavioural disorder with a complex ethiology. The occurrence of these cases in minors seems to be on the increase in last years, as well as minors abuse. On the assumption that there is a possible relation between minors abuse and this behavioural disorder, it has been evaluated comparatively the frequency with which it occurs among the minors examined in the forensic practice following reported abuse and the frequency with which it appears among the general population, sampled from the pupils in the final year of a high school in Bistrita.

Self - inflicted lesions in children - indicator of intra familial abuse

Psychology Department, “Danubius” University of Communication and International Relations

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanta

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Self - inflicted lesions refers to a behavioural disorder with a complex ethiology. The occurrence of these cases in minors seems to be on the increase in last...

Self - inflicted lesions in children - indicator of intra familial abuse

Publicado en línea: 18 ene 2017

Páginas: 208 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0035

Palabras clave
child abuse, self-infected lesions, non-suicidal self-injury

© 2016 Rebeleanu C et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Self - inflicted lesions in children - indicator of intra familial abuse

Publicado en línea: 18 ene 2017

Páginas: 208 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0035

Palabras clavechild abuse, self-infected lesions, non-suicidal self-injury

© 2016 Rebeleanu C et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
child abuse, self-infected lesions, non-suicidal self-injury