The Battered Child Rebrutalized: Ten Cases of Medical-Legal Confusion

LENORE C. TERR and ANDREW S. WATSONAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124, Number 10

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.124.10.1432

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Ten battered children and their families were followed by the authors over a two-year period. Medical, legal, and social work handling of each case was evaluated. It was found that confusion, delays, poorly coordinated efforts, and failure by agencies and individuals to assume responsibility for appropriate action produced serious emotional stresses to already traumatized youngsters. The authors offer several suggestions for improving the management of battered children.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124 • Number 10 • April 1968

Pages: 1432 - 1439

PubMed: 5643662

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Published in print: April 1968

Published online: 1 April 2006

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LENORE C. TERR

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ANDREW S. WATSON

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Instructor in psychiatry, Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2026 Abington Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Professor of law and psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich

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The Battered Child Rebrutalized: Ten Cases of Medical-Legal Confusion

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