Therapy implications of child abuse in multi-risk families

William Bor; Helen M Stallman; Elizabeth Collerson; Christopher Boyle; Cynthia Cupit Swenson; Brett M McDermott; Erica M Lee

doi:10.1177/1039856213492350

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Therapy implications of child abuse in multi-risk families

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Therapy implications of child abuse in multi-risk families

William Bor, Helen M Stallman, Elizabeth Collerson, Christopher Boyle, Cynthia Cupit Swenson, Brett M McDermott and Erica M Lee

Australasian Psychiatry, Vol.21(4), pp.389-392

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856213492350

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Child maltreatment

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Multisystemic therapy

Objectives: Our aim is to critique Australian child maltreatment policy, outline abuse trends and provide data on family risk factors. Method: We identified policy gaps and reviewed family profiles within selective child maltreatment databases. Data sources included international and Australian literature, Queensland Department of Child Safety reports and a research clinical database. Results: Data reviewed suggest that a pattern of co-occurring complex multiple system family problems characterize substantiated abuse cases. Conclusions: The presence of multiple family problems suggests the need for a new treatment paradigm. Multisystemic Therapy for child physical abuse and neglect is an evidence-based intervention that matches the therapeutic needs of such families.

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Title: Therapy implications of child abuse in multi-risk families
Authors: William Bor (Author) - The University of Queensland
Helen M Stallman (Author) - The University of Queensland
Elizabeth Collerson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Christopher Boyle (Author) - Department of Communities Child Safety Service Centre
Cynthia Cupit Swenson (Author) - Medical University of South Carolina
Brett M McDermott (Author) - The University of Queensland
Erica M Lee (Author) - Mater Child and Youth Mental Health
Publication details: Australasian Psychiatry, Vol.21(4), pp.389-392
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1177/1039856213492350
ISSN: 1039-8562; 1039-8562
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99513908002621
Output Type: Journal article

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