The sequelae of child maltreatment

This review examines the evidence for a link between exposure to one or more types of child maltreatment and a range of impairments. Much of the literature continues to focus on the effects of child sexual abuse, but increasingly investigators are assessing multiple exposures and using longitudinal designs to control for confounding factors such as family dysfunction. The emphasis of this review is on reports published since 1 January 2000; …