Debunking the ‘Sticks and Stones’ Myth – Emotional Abuse May Hurt Just As Much

(Editor’s note:  I am very pleased to present this post written by one of our child psychiatry fellows – DCR) by Sara Pawlowski, MD It is indisputable that child abuse is devastating for children with widespread effects on a child’s physical and mental health. It is also widely believed that certain forms of child maltreatment, […]

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Child Victimization on the Decline

You may not know it from looking at the news, but the rates of many forms of child maltreatment and victimization may actually be falling. A recent study from JAMA Pediatrics documents the rate youth victimization from 2003 to 2011. Random telephone surveys (those annoying phone calls we often get and ignore) were conducted in […]

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Physical Punishment Linked to Increased Long-Term Mental Health Disorders

by David Harari (Editor Note – I am very pleased to have one of our UVM medical students, David Harari, contribute this well written piece on an important topic.  For those interested in learning more about corporal punishment, however, I suggest not doing an internet search on “spanking.”  You were warned – DCR) While it […]

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