Citation

McEwan M, Friedman SH. Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 2016; 39(4): 691-700.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psc.2016.07.001

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Mental health professionals often treat parents who are suffering from mental illness. It is often suggested that mental illness leads to child abuse of neglect. However, the risk of violence and neglect is decreased by appropriate treatment of symptoms and support. When there is a reasonable suspicion of child abuse, the psychiatrist, like other physicians, is a mandated reporter...

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