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Characteristics of Child Battering in Hong Kong: A Controlled Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

F. Lieh-Mak ,
S. Y. Chung  and
Y. W. Liu
F. Lieh-Mak
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
S. Y. Chung
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong
Y. W. Liu
Affiliation:
Medical Social Worker, Medical and Health Department
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Summary

The characteristics in Hong Kong of 37 cases of child battering and their families compared to a control group matched for age of child and social class of family revealed that the families of battered children had significantly more problems, with a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorder among the parents. The victims were usually the product of unwanted pregnancy and had been separated from their parents in the first year of life. In Hong Kong older children rather than infants were at risk of being battered. The cultural factors in operation are discussed.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 142 , Issue 1 , January 1983 , pp. 89 - 94
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Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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