ArticleJournal of child & adolescent trauma2020
Understanding Medical Neglect: When Needed Care Is Delayed or Refused.
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- Maternal childhood sexual abuse and perpetration of neglect: Exploring risk factors.Child abuse & neglect · 2026Article
- Medical neglect in Canada: a cross-sectional study exploring drivers of substantiation using a national dataset.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Early life adversity and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Pathways to persistence and adult susceptibility.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2025Review
- "Part of the abuse is not letting me get him medical care": A qualitative examination of children's unmet health needs in the context of post-separation abuse.Child abuse & neglect · 2025Article
- Misattributed paternity discovery: A critique of medical organizations' recommendations.American journal of human genetics · 2025Review
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- Legal and Ethical Issues in Periviable Decision-Making in the Current Moment.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Though the most common form of child maltreatment, neglect can prove among the hardest to diagnose, and intervention is equally difficult. In considering neglect of a child's medical needs, a number of factors play important roles. Diagnosis should be motivated foremost by the intent of providing the best ongoing care for the patient, supplying what the child has not been able to receive from the caregiver. Characteristics peculiar to the patient, the parents, the pathologic condition, its possible treatments, and the mutual understanding between the child's caregivers and the treating professionals all help determine why the therapeutic relationship has failed and which interventions will be most effective. Religious and cultural considerations may lead a family to refuse medical treatments, occasionally to the child's detriment. The caregivers' wishes must be taken into account, but legal precedent has affirmed that the patient's welfare remains the paramount concern. Sorting through the opinions and providing clarity can be a challenge. Finally, good medical care can help prevent medical neglect in many cases. Clear communication and empathy remain hallmarks of good medical practice.
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