CHILD ABUSE -- CHILD ABUSE -- Contents -- Preface -- Child Maltreatment: Incidence, Consequences and Mediating Factors -- Overview of Child Maltreatment -- Child Neglect -- Definition -- Incidence and Prevalence -- Consequences -- Implications for Adolescence -- Long Term Consequences -- Risk Factors -- Mediating Factors -- Child Physical Abuse -- Definition -- Incidence and Prevalence -- Consequences -- Risk Factors -- Mediating Factors -- Child Sexual Abuse -- Definition -- Incidence and Prevalence -- Consequences -- Risk Factors -- Mediating Factors -- Child Psychological Abuse -- Definition -- Incidence and Prevalence -- Consequences -- Risk Factors -- Mediating Factors -- Conclusion -- References -- Bone Disease and Fractures in Early Childhood -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Osteogenesis Imperfecta -- Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets -- Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy) -- Copper Deficiency -- Menkes' Syndrome -- Biliary Atresia -- Proprionic Acidemia -- Myofibromatosis -- Congenital Syphilis -- Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection -- Immobility -- Osteopathy of Prematurity -- Temporary Brittle Bone Disease -- Discussion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs for Parents: Beyond Protective Behaviours -- Abstract -- Overview -- Study Design -- Findings -- Strategies Beyond Protective Behaviours and Reporting -- Strategies for Prevention -- Communication Strategies -- Other Prevention Strategies -- Strategies for Early Intervention -- Sources of Support, Information and Education -- Implications of the Findings for Prevention Programs -- Conclusion -- References -- Link Between Mistreatment and Obesity During the Childhood -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Obesity During the Childhood in Question? -- The Ill-Treatment Questioned? -- The Body-Image? -- Study Context -- Objectives -- Hypothesis -- Method.

Selection of Participants -- Methodology -- Part 1 of the Research -- Part 2 of the Research -- Part 3 of the Research -- Results -- Part 1 -- Part 2 of the Research -- Part 3 of the Research -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- A Conspiracy of Silence? Addressing Childhood Trauma in Malta: An Empirical Review -- Abstract -- Child Abuse (CA) -- Definition of Child Abuse -- Impact and Prevalence of CA -- Personality -- FamilyEnvironment and Psycho-Social Development -- Child Abuse and Related Variables -- Child Abuse in Malta -- The Reality in Malta -- Prevalence of Child Abuse in Malta -- from this Sample -- Path Analysis -- Family Profile of Victims -- Mediator Variable Effect -- Impact of Child Abuse -- Modeling the Impact of Child Abuse -- Conclusion -- References -- The Role of Child Sexual Abuse in the Development of Psychopathology -- Abstract -- Author Contributions -- Introduction -- The Relationship between Child Sexual Abuse and Psychopathology -- Empirical Evidence -- Strength of the Association -- Moderators -- Mediators -- Causation -- Methodological Limitations -- Confounders and Additional Risk Factors -- Conclusion -- References -- Childhood Sexual Abuse and Borderline Personality Disorder -- Abstract -- Introduction -- An Overview of BPD -- The "Borderline" Designation -- Epidemiology of BPD -- General US Population -- Psychiatric Settings -- Gender Patterns and Styles -- A Working Definition of BPD -- The Diagnosis of BPD -- The DSM -- Non-DSM Diagnostic Approaches -- The Treatment of BPD -- Clinical Outcomes in BPD -- Childhood Sexual Abuse and Difficulties with Assessment -- Childhood Sexual Abuse and BPD -- Other Types of Childhood Abuses and BPD -- Childhood Emotional Abuse -- Childhood Physical Abuse -- Combinations of Childhood Abuses -- Non-Traumatic Pathways to BPD -- Other Contributory Factors to BPD.

Genetic Predisposition -- Parental Psychopathology -- Family Dysfunction -- Triggering Events -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.