Psychology Wiki
Register
Advertisement

Assessment | Biopsychology | Comparative | Cognitive | Developmental | Language | Individual differences | Personality | Philosophy | Social |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |

Clinical: Approaches · Group therapy · Techniques · Types of problem · Areas of specialism · Taxonomies · Therapeutic issues · Modes of delivery · Model translation project · Personal experiences ·


Battered child syndrome is a constellation of behavioral and emotional symptoms found in children who have been physically abused. The symptoms include relationship difficulties, fear of rejection etc

The phrase was originated by Henry Kempe in 1962.



See also[]

References & Bibliography[]

Key texts[]

Books[]

  • Kempe, C.H. and Helfer,R. E. (eds)(1968).The Battered Child


Papers[]

  • Kempe,C. H., Silverman,F. N., Steele,B. Droegemuller,F. W., Silver,H. K.(1962) The Battered Child Syndrome. Journal of the American Medical Association, , 181: 17-24.

Additional material[]

Books[]

Papers[]

External links[]

Advertisement