"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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Child Abuse" by people in Profiles.
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Child Maltreatment, Mental Health Disorders, and Health Risk Behaviors in People With Diverse Gender Identities. J Interpers Violence. 2025 May; 40(9-10):2281-2306.
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The Prevalence and Patterns of Maltreatment, Childhood Adversity, and Mental Health Disorders in an Australian Out-Of-Home Care Sample. Child Maltreat. 2025 Feb; 30(1):42-54.
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McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration. AMA J Ethics. 2023 02 01; 25(2):E123-129.
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Trends in public interest in child abuse in the United States: An infodemiology study of Google Trends from 2004 to 2022. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Dec; 134:105868.
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Predictors of family violence in North Carolina following initial COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 08; 130(Pt 1):105376.
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Modeling the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire-International Version. Child Maltreat. 2022 11; 27(4):527-538.
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Perceived Social Status and Suicidal Ideation in Maltreated Children and Adolescents. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2022 03; 50(3):349-362.
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Parental neurotic excoriation injury of children: A case series of hidden physical abuse. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Jul; 38(4):859-863.
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Barriers to Accessing Treatment Services: Child Victims of Youths with Problematic Sexual Behavior. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 17; 18(10).
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Child physical abuse trauma evaluation and management: A Western Trauma Association and Pediatric Trauma Society critical decisions algorithm. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 04 01; 90(4):641-651.