 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 | 22 | 2 | 24 | | 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Child Abuse" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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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 04; 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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Puls HT, Noelke C, Jeffries KN, Lindberg DM, Austin AE, Chaiyachati BH, Hall M. Explanatory capacity of measures of community context for paediatric injury hospitalisations in the USA. Inj Prev. 2025 Sep 23; 31(5):428-434.
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Williams VN, Knudtson MD, Tung GJ. Collaboration between nurse home visitors and child welfare predicts participant attrition in home visiting programs. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Nov; 169(Pt 2):107686.
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Mitrano SM, Michelson KA, Monuteaux MC, Lindberg DM, Farrell CA, Li J. Sentinel Injuries in Emergency Departments and Subsequent Serious Injury in Children. Ann Emerg Med. 2026 May; 87(5):586-594.
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Klements E, Peterson RL, Anastasiadis WA, Dichiaro M, Connery AK. Risk factors and outcomes in preterm versus full-term infants with abusive head trauma: A retrospective comparative study. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Nov; 169(Pt 2):107657.
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