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Rethinking ADHD is a wonderful book by an Australian/British psychotherapy team, that demonstrates the social factors, child abuse being one, that can be involved in mental health disorders, such as ADHD in children, and what can be done. A very well-researched and insightful book.
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How to overcome ADHD without medication. This 96 page book gives practical ideas on how parents and educators can help children to overcome symptoms associated with ADHD, without a prescription. Proven methods, many references, footnotes, bibliography, index, recommended reading and agencies. Touches on role of child abuse and misdiagnoses of ADHD and bipolar disorder.
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Child abuse history in the U.S. The story of Mary Ellen, 1873
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Abusar das Criancas, PortugueseChild Abuse is a growing issue in the United States, South America, Africa and Asia. It is truly an international problem. In India one study reveals that approximately one-half of all children have been sexually abused. In Brazil (Brasil) 25% of all children are abused, according to one news report. In the U.S. the actual percentage of children is much less, but it remains a strongly entrenched problem. For those who have been abused, healing is needed. First there is a need to talk about the abuse with a sympathetic listener. That can be one's mate, a minister, a mentor, or a professional such as a psychologist or other therapist or social worker. Talking about it, even over a long period of time, can help one to get over the anxiety and depression that might result from past abuse. There is more depression and anxiety with persons who have been abused. Talking about the past can be the first step. Healing from Abuse and Child Abuse Prevention:
Also, for anyone who has undergone traumatic experiences, emotional healing is needed. There is a need to give and receive love. Persons who have been abused can be particularly sensitive to any violence or further trauma, and this can be true of TV programs and movies, or movies that are very emotional in nature. Seeing violence in the news can hurt anyone's psyche, but especially those who have been abused. And news reports that give details about abuse of any kind, can trigger memories, and make it difficult to heal. So for anyone who has been abused, reading can be a gentler way to keep in touch with the world's events, and trying to focus on the positive, rather than negative news reports.Art can be a healer for anyone who has been abused. Engaging in soft, gentle, soothing therapies such as art, in peaceful surroundings, can allow the mind and emotions to heal. Anyone who has been abused has to realize, or be helped to realize, that any abuse that they experienced was not in any way their fault. They are not to blame, and one who has been sexually abused may find themselves feeling guilty, when in fact they have been victimized. Children need to be accepted unconditionally and to be have guilt added to them, in an already confusing situation, if they have been abused. Child Abuse Counseling:
Also, counselors, whether it be mates or others, need to listen, without judging, without necessarily offering solutions, but listen sympathetically and non-judgmentally, reassuringly. This can lead to healing. It can be a painful process for the one recalling the memories of child abuse, but it is a necessary part of recovery. The pain subsides, like an operation, and there is emotional healing.Child Abuse Treatment and Misdiagnosis
While counseling can be necessary, and there are many therapies which can be beneficial, misdiagnosis of the emotional wounds of child abuse is commonly confused with psychological disorders, so that children (and adults) who have been victims of child abuse are commonly misdiagnosed, after a precursory examination, with such disorders as ADHD or bipolar disorder. This is more common than we would like to think, both in the work of physicians and in the public school system. Persons and children who have been abused might be reticent about talking about it, so doctors, psychologists and school personnel need to be patient with their clients and discerning. A little girl who has been abused, might not feel so comfortable opening up about it to an authority figure, and it can remain hidden in her memory or his memory.Persons who have been abused don't need is the same pharmaceutical treatment as those who might be diagnosed with bipolar disorder or ADHD. A child might display some of the same symptoms that are associated with a disorder, but they may have really have been a victim of abuse, and need special care and therapy. Too often, victims of child abuse have been erroneously diagnosed, or even convinced that they have a mental illness, when in fact, they have been abused and need emotional healing, different types of therapy and love. Persons who have been abused need security and stability.
Caputo, Mary, (July 7, 2009). Overdrugged abused children in Florida
Fla. must follow drug rules for foster children
The Miami HeraldNadereh Salim, CEO of the Children's Network of Southwest Florida, which runs foster care here, doesn't believe caregivers here use drugs simply to control unruly kids. It's reassuring to know, however, that, after the Broward death, there's been targeted training on the issue.About 13 percent of abused, abandoned or neglected children in foster care in Southwest Florida are taking drugs such as antidepressants and mood stabilizers."We do believe that is misuse of medication to calm children down," said Salim.
"There's so much more you can do with children. We can give them other outlets to work out their energy."
Due to the prevalence of child abuse in its many forms, which includes both physical, emotional, sexual and that experienced through neglect, which is also a form of child abuse, psychiatrists especially need to be cautious when examining children and teens, who might just as likely been victims of abuse, as they are in having some mental disorder.
There are reports on children abuse on a number of pages on this site, as well as history and organizations and resources on the subject. We sincerely hope that it is helpful.
Child Abuse Statistics and Facts - International Child Abuse:India: Half of Children Sexually abused, study says-New York Times Tuesday 4/10/07More than half of children in India are subjected to sexual abuse, but most do not report the assaults to anyone, a new government study said. Parents and relatives were mostly found to be the perpetrators of child sexual abuse, said Women and child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury. Separately, nearly 65 percent of school children reported facing punishment beatings by teachers, mostly in government schools, the study said.The ministry's study covered 13 of India's 28 states and questioned 12,447 children in the 5 to 12 age group and 2,324 young adults. It covered different forms of child abuse, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse, as well as female child neglect. The study did not have a margin of sampling error. Last year, the government barred the employment of children under age 14 as domestic servants or in hotels, restaurants or small teashops because children were often subjected to physical violence, mental trauma and sexual abuse.
Child Abuse.com: Child Abuse Prevention Through Education and Abuse Awareness.
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Child abuse statement and articles links. off-site link.
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