 Child Abuse
"Child Abuse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Abuse of children in a family, institutional, or other setting. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D002649
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.856.350.250 I01.880.735.900.350.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Child Abuse- Child Abuse
- Abuse, Child
- Child Mistreatment
- Mistreatment, Child
- Child Maltreatment
- Maltreatment, Child
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Child Abuse" by people in this website by year, and whether "Child Abuse" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1997 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 1998 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2000 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2001 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2003 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2005 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2007 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2008 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2009 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2010 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2011 | 11 | 3 | 14 | | 2012 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2013 | 19 | 2 | 21 | | 2014 | 13 | 3 | 16 | | 2015 | 19 | 3 | 22 | | 2016 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2017 | 15 | 4 | 19 | | 2018 | 14 | 3 | 17 | | 2019 | 15 | 2 | 17 | | 2020 | 17 | 4 | 21 | | 2021 | 21 | 2 | 23 | | 2022 | 20 | 1 | 21 | | 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2024 | 14 | 3 | 17 | | 2025 | 23 | 2 | 25 | | 2026 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Child Abuse" by people in Profiles.
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Tayama TM, Samiezade-Yazd Z, Young-Wolff K, Lindberg DM, Maleknia L, Greeley CS, Damrose JF, Armstrong MA, Evans M. Early childhood risk of physical abuse with isolated subconjunctival hemorrhages. Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Aug; 178:108104.
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Puls HT, Lindberg DM, Noelke C, Austin AE, Chaiyachati BH, Hall M. Child Physical Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Levels of Community Advantage. Acad Pediatr. 2026 May-Jun; 26(4):103300.
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Serebriakova J, Forkmann T, Eimen J, Omlor S, Spahn C, Abilgaard P, Frings M, Kudling R, Kuhn J, Schäfer M, Scherbaum N, Spangenberg L, Glaesmer H. Does child abuse influence the persistence of suicidal ideation in patients with high suicide risk? Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec; 17(1):2639279.
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Henry MK, Berger RP, Feudtner C, Lindberg DM, Campbell KA, Huang J, Anderst JD, Bachim AN, Brink FW, Frasier LD, Harper NS, Laub N, Melville JD, Kiely J, Sommers SW, Vaughn P, Leonard J, Wood JN. Intracranial Injuries in Asymptomatic Infants Undergoing Subspecialty Evaluation for Physical Abuse: A Multicenter Study. Acad Pediatr. 2026 May-Jun; 26(4):103294.
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Batista L, Wood JN, Ruiz-Maldonado TM, Henry MK, Leonard J, Bachim A, Anderst JD, Brink FW, Sahud HB, Frasier LD, Harper NS, Laub N, Bressler CJ, Lindberg DM. Yield of injury testing for contacts of children evaluated for physical abuse. Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Apr; 174:107950.
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Ruiz-Fernandez J, Aouidad A, Paillère Martinot ML, Chavanne AV, Banaschewski T, Barker GJ, Becker A, Bokde ALW, Brühl R, Desrivières S, Flor H, Grigis A, Grimmer Y, Garavan H, Gowland P, Heinz A, Insensee C, Nees F, Papadopoulos Orfanos D, Paus T, Penttilä J, Poutska L, Holz N, Baeuchl C, Smolka MN, Stringaris A, Vaidya N, van Noort B, Walter H, Whelan R, Schumann G, Cohen D, Martinot JL, Artiges E. Persistent structural alteration of the extended limbic system in adolescents with childhood maltreatment. Eur Psychiatry. 2026 Jan 20; 69(1):e59.
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Russell MR, Laskey AL, Puls HT, Starling SP, Wood JN, Lindberg DM, Harper NS, McNamara CR, Bachim AN, Brink FW, Frasier LD, Anderst JD, Vaughn P, Campbell KA. Confessions in Cases of Child Physical Abuse-A CAPNET Study. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Apr; 26(3):103219.
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Thompson JN, Salazar AM, Taussig HN. Parent-child attachment and trauma-related dissociation among youth in out-of-home care: The age-dependent roles of caregiver-child attachment and placement duration. Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Mar; 173:107883.
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Breeden-Carino K, Wood JN, Christian CW, Ruiz-Maldonado TM, Lindberg DM, Bachim A, Frasier L, Frazier TN, Harper NS, Kruczek SE, Brink F, Wolford JE, Leonard J, Henry MK. Factors Associated With Child Protective Services Referrals in Young Children With Isolated Skull Fractures. Acad Pediatr. 2026 04; 26(3):103196.
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Sidpra J, Kemp AM, Nour AS, Christian CW, Robinson C, Mirsky DM, Holmes H, Chesters H, Nurmatov U, Pizzo E, Kan EY, Wawrzkowicz E, Bliss H, Knight L, Lucato LT, Kvist O, Kelly P, Servaes S, Rosendahl K, Arthurs OJ, van Rijn R, Mankad K, Offiah AC. International guidelines for the imaging investigation of suspected child physical abuse (IGISPA): a protocol for a modified Delphi consensus study. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 25; 15(9):e101693.
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