Citation

Ellaway BA, Payne EH, Rolfe K, Dunstan FD, Kemp AM, Butler I, Sibert JR. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 2004; 89(9): 845-846.

Affiliation

Department of Child Health and Epidemiology, Cardiff University, Wales College of Medicine, Academic Centre, Llandough Hospital, Wales, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1136/adc.2003.035493

PMID

15321863

PMCID

PMC1763201

Abstract

A cohort of 69 physically abused babies under 1 year was followed for three years after the incident. Of the 49 babies who returned home following child protection investigations, 15 were further abused in the three year period, a re-abuse rate of 31%, which is grossly higher than the abuse rate in the general population.