Child Abuse and Neglect and Cognitive Function at 14 Years of Age: Findings From a Birth Cohort

Mills, Ryan; Alati, Rosa; O’Callaghan, Michael; M. Najman, Jake; Williams, Gail; Bor, William; Strathearn, Lane

doi:10.1542/peds.2009-3479

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Child Abuse and Neglect and Cognitive Function at 14 Years of Age: Findings From a Birth Cohort

Published in PEDIATRICS • Dec 7, 2010

Authors:

Ryan Mills

Rosa Alati

Michael O’Callaghan

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between child maltreatment (abuse and neglect) and long-term cognitive outcomes within a prospective birth cohort. METHODS: A birth cohort of 7223 children was recruited. Independent reports of suspected child maltreatment were confidentially linked to the longi...

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Neglect

Child abuse

Medicine

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