"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Child Abuse" by people in Profiles.
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Adverse childhood experiences, anger, and violence among justice-involved youth: A network analysis. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Mar; 161:107301.
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Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial. J Clin Sleep Med. 2024 Sep 01; 20(9):1405-1413.
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Testing the role of inflammation in the relation of childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation among young adults. J Clin Psychol. 2022 12; 78(12):2484-2496.
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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience, and Emotional Problems in Latinx Immigrant Youth. Psychiatry Res. 2020 11; 293:113450.
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Early Parenting Intervention and Adverse Family Environments Affect Neural Function in Middle Childhood. Biol Psychiatry. 2019 02 15; 85(4):326-335.
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DNA methylome variation in a perinatal nurse-visitation program that reduces child maltreatment: a 27-year follow-up. Transl Psychiatry. 2018 Jan 10; 8(1):15.
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The use of symptom severity measured just before termination to predict child treatment dropout. J Clin Psychol. 2008 Jul; 64(7):891-904.