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Exposure to violence in children referred for psychiatric evaluation


RJ Nichol
G Joubert
CA Gagiano

Abstract

One hundred consecutive patients referred to the Child Mental Health Section of Oranje Hospital in Bloemfontein for psychiatric evaluation were included in the study. Seventy-four per cent of children in the study reported exposure to some form of violence in the past: 32% reported exposure to domestic violence, 9% disciplinary violence, 15% violent crime, 2% political violel1fe, 24% sexual violence and 25% other forms of violen.ce. Political violence did not feature prominently in the study.

S Afr Med J 1995; 85: 584-586

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