Research Article
. For the majority of these patients (80.2%), sexual abuse was the only concern. The children presented diverse psychological and somatic symptoms and problems. Psychosocial functioning was in general not properly described in the records. Four out of five of the children were referred to services for follow up after the first examination in the child abuse management unit. Only 36% of the children were referred to child protective services.This study revealed that psychosocial functioning is seldom
Hanne K. Greger,
Thomas Jozefiak,
Arne K. Myhre
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 51–62