Psychological Abuse of Children May Be Common: Neglect as Damaging as Physical Abuse, Report Finds-WebMD

Chris Engel 7/30/1212:00 AM

WebMD - "Psychological child abuse is common but underreported in the U.S., the nation's largest pediatric health group says. Like physical and sexual abuse, psychological abuse can cause devastating and lifelong harm."

"Other surveys conducted in the U.S. found emotional abuse to be the most frequently reported form of victimization."

http://children.webmd.com/news/20120727/psychological-abuse-children-may-be-common?src=RSS_PUBLIC

More info: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-psychological-abuse-children.html

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