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Danya Glaser - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Does training in a systematic approach to Emotional Abuse improve the quality of children's services?
2012Co-Authors: Danya Glaser, Vivien Prior, Katherine M. Auty, Susan TilkiAbstract:Child maltreatment in general and Emotional Abuse in particular are common and harmful, in many cases the harm extending into adulthood (Gilbert et al. 2009(a)). Emotional Abuse is the second most common reason for children becoming the subject of a child protection plan in England (Department for Education, 2011). Moreover, some 80% of children who are physically Abused and neglected also experience Emotional Abuse (Claussen & Crittenden, 1991; Glaser, Prior & Lynch, 2001). Emotional Abuse is, therefore, arguably the most common form of child maltreatment, co-occurring with other forms as well as on its own.
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Emotional Abuse and neglect psychological maltreatment a conceptual framework
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2002Co-Authors: Danya GlaserAbstract:Abstract Objective: Emotional Abuse and neglect is an under-recognized, but actually common, form of child Abuse. Professionals in the field continue to find difficulty in recognizing and operationally defining it, and experience uncertainty about proving it legally. There are also questions about intervention and therapy to protect the child in the least detrimental manner. These difficulties have led to delays in recognition and protective intervention. Emotional Abuse and neglect are defined as a carer-child relationship that is characterized by patterns of harmful interactions, requiring no physical contact with the child. Motivation to harm the child is not necessary for the definition. Unlike sexual Abuse that is a secret activity, these forms of ill treatment are easily observable. The child’s development is impaired in all domains of functioning but, not being specific to Emotional Abuse and neglect, cannot be regarded as diagnostic. Method: Research, clinical experience and theoretical considerations have led to a conceptual framework and operational definitions of five categories of harmful interactions between parent and child. This framework is contrasted with the APSAC categories. Results: It is postulated that the different categories of ill treatment respectively require different therapeutic interventions. Conclusion: Concerns about the presence of Emotional Abuse need to trigger an assessment process that includes identifying the nature of the abusive or neglectful interactions and a time-limited trial of specific interventions. The family’s response to this process and its outcome will determine the need for statutory involvement, as well as providing a basis for litigation if this is required.
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Emotional Abuse and neglect (psychological maltreatment): a conceptual framework.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2002Co-Authors: Danya GlaserAbstract:Emotional Abuse and neglect is an under-recognized, but actually common, form of child Abuse. Professionals in the field continue to find difficulty in recognizing and operationally defining it, and experience uncertainty about proving it legally. There are also questions about intervention and therapy to protect the child in the least detrimental manner. These difficulties have led to delays in recognition and protective intervention. Emotional Abuse and neglect are defined as a carer-child relationship that is characterized by patterns of harmful interactions, requiring no physical contact with the child. Motivation to harm the child is not necessary for the definition. Unlike sexual Abuse that is a secret activity, these forms of ill treatment are easily observable. The child's development is impaired in all domains of functioning but, not being specific to Emotional Abuse and neglect, cannot be regarded as diagnostic. Research, clinical experience and theoretical considerations have led to a conceptual framework and operational definitions of five categories of harmful interactions between parent and child. This framework is contrasted with the APSAC categories. It is postulated that the different categories of ill treatment respectively require different therapeutic interventions. Concerns about the presence of Emotional Abuse need to trigger an assessment process that includes identifying the nature of the abusive or neglectful interactions and a time-limited trial of specific interventions. The family's response to this process and its outcome will determine the need for statutory involvement, as well as providing a basis for litigation if this is required.
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Emotional Abuse and Emotional neglect antecedents operational definitions and consequences
The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN): York. (2001), 2001Co-Authors: Danya Glaser, M A V LychAbstract:Despite the repeated statement that Emotional Abuse is difficult to define, children are nevertheless placed on the Child Protection Register under this category. Emotional Abuse is distinct from other forms of child Abuse, in particular because it refers to a relationship rather than an event or series of events and because the evidence of harm to the child is usually non-physical. This may lead to difficulties in recognition or a reluctance by professionals to describe observed harmful parent-child interactions as Emotional Abuse. Seeking a greater understanding of the way in which Emotional Abuse and neglect is operationally defined, this exploratory research examines the contexts and circumstances in which children are registered on Child Protection Registers in England under the category Emotional Abuse. The research examines the nature and duration of concerns leading to registration, the reasons for registration and certain outcomes. The sample comprised 94 children whose names had been placed on the Register under the category Emotional Abuse. Child Protection Conference minutes concerning these children were analysed and interviews about their registration and outcome were conducted with social workers in four local authorities in England. A classification of the forms of ill-treatment within Emotional Abuse was used to analyse the harmful parent-child interactions. This report presents the detailed findings of the research. The report concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for future practice. An executive summary of the research is presented at the beginning of the report.
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Is the term child protection applicable to Emotional Abuse
Child Abuse Review, 1997Co-Authors: Danya Glaser, Vivien PriorAbstract:Emotional Abuse refers to a relationship rather than to a series of events. Based on a recent study of children registered under the category of Emotional Abuse, it has been possible to identify three tiers of concern, namely, parental attributes, categories of ill-treatment and impairments of the child's development. Registration came late in professional recognition of concerns about the children and their families. A majority of the children had moved away from home following registration. The paper discusses the carer–Abuser relationship in Emotional Abuse and suggests that a strict application of the term ‘child protection’ is not appropriate in Emotional Abuse. While advocating an early response to concerns suggesting Emotional Abuse, the paper raises questions about the appropriateness of immediate use of formal child protection procedures in the investigation and assessment of suspected Emotional Abuse. Alternative approaches are suggested which may not need to include police and social services in the early stages. The response to recognition of Emotional Abuse is more appropriately considered as working towards protection. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Margaret O’brien Caughy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Physiological Stress Response Reactivity Mediates the Link Between Emotional Abuse and Youth Internalizing Problems
Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2020Co-Authors: Erinn Bernstein Duprey, Assaf Oshri, Steven M. Kogan, Margaret O’brien CaughyAbstract:Youth who are raised in Emotionally abusive families are more likely to have poor mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety. However, the mechanisms of this association are unclear. The present study utilized a longitudinal sample of low-SES youth ( N = 101, M _ageT1 = 10.24) to examine stress response reactivity (i.e. vagal withdrawal, sympathetic activation, and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal [HPA] axis activation) as mediators between Emotional Abuse and prospective youth internalizing symptoms. Results indicated that blunted HPA reactivity to a laboratory social stress task mediated the association between Emotional Abuse and youth internalizing symptoms. Emotional Abuse was also associated with blunted parasympathetic nervous system activity (i.e. less vagal withdrawal than average). In sum, Emotional Abuse is a potent risk factor for youth internalizing symptoms, and this link may be mediated via dysregulation in physiological stress response systems. Primary prevention of childhood Emotional Abuse and secondary prevention programs that target self-regulation skills may reduce rates of youth internalizing symptoms and disorders.
Lauren B Alloy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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stressful life events and depression symptoms the effect of childhood Emotional Abuse on stress reactivity
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2014Co-Authors: Benjamin G Shapero, Shimrit K Black, Richard T Liu, Joshua Klugman, Rachel E Bender, Lyn Y Abramson, Lauren B AlloyAbstract:Objective Stressful life events are associated with an increase in depressive symptoms and the onset of major depression. Importantly, research has shown that the role of stress changes over the course of depression. The present study extends the current literature by examining the effects of early life stress on Emotional reactivity to current stressors. Method In a multiwave study (N = 281, mean age = 18.76; 68% female), we investigated the proximal changes that occur in depressive symptoms when individuals are faced with life stress and whether a history of childhood Emotional Abuse moderates this relationship. Results Results support the stress sensitivity hypothesis for early Emotional Abuse history. Individuals with greater childhood Emotional Abuse severity experienced greater increases in depressive symptoms when confronted with current dependent stressors, controlling for childhood physical and sexual Abuse. Conclusions This study highlights the importance of Emotional Abuse as an indicator for reactivity to stressful life events.
Erinn Bernstein Duprey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Physiological Stress Response Reactivity Mediates the Link Between Emotional Abuse and Youth Internalizing Problems
Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2020Co-Authors: Erinn Bernstein Duprey, Assaf Oshri, Steven M. Kogan, Margaret O’brien CaughyAbstract:Youth who are raised in Emotionally abusive families are more likely to have poor mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety. However, the mechanisms of this association are unclear. The present study utilized a longitudinal sample of low-SES youth ( N = 101, M _ageT1 = 10.24) to examine stress response reactivity (i.e. vagal withdrawal, sympathetic activation, and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal [HPA] axis activation) as mediators between Emotional Abuse and prospective youth internalizing symptoms. Results indicated that blunted HPA reactivity to a laboratory social stress task mediated the association between Emotional Abuse and youth internalizing symptoms. Emotional Abuse was also associated with blunted parasympathetic nervous system activity (i.e. less vagal withdrawal than average). In sum, Emotional Abuse is a potent risk factor for youth internalizing symptoms, and this link may be mediated via dysregulation in physiological stress response systems. Primary prevention of childhood Emotional Abuse and secondary prevention programs that target self-regulation skills may reduce rates of youth internalizing symptoms and disorders.
Benjamin G Shapero - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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stressful life events and depression symptoms the effect of childhood Emotional Abuse on stress reactivity
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2014Co-Authors: Benjamin G Shapero, Shimrit K Black, Richard T Liu, Joshua Klugman, Rachel E Bender, Lyn Y Abramson, Lauren B AlloyAbstract:Objective Stressful life events are associated with an increase in depressive symptoms and the onset of major depression. Importantly, research has shown that the role of stress changes over the course of depression. The present study extends the current literature by examining the effects of early life stress on Emotional reactivity to current stressors. Method In a multiwave study (N = 281, mean age = 18.76; 68% female), we investigated the proximal changes that occur in depressive symptoms when individuals are faced with life stress and whether a history of childhood Emotional Abuse moderates this relationship. Results Results support the stress sensitivity hypothesis for early Emotional Abuse history. Individuals with greater childhood Emotional Abuse severity experienced greater increases in depressive symptoms when confronted with current dependent stressors, controlling for childhood physical and sexual Abuse. Conclusions This study highlights the importance of Emotional Abuse as an indicator for reactivity to stressful life events.