Silent victims: children who witness violence
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Children who witness violence may suffer permanent psychological and emotional damage. Surveys in some cities show that 10% of young children have witnessed an assault and up to 90% have witnessed some kind of violent interaction. Children who witness domestic violence may suffer even more because their parents will not be able to comfort them. Such children may grow up to believe that violence is an acceptable way of dealing with problems. Boys may become abusers and girls may seek out abusive relationships. They may begin abusing alcohol or drugs to relieve their anxiety. Physicians can help these children by encouraging them to discuss the violent events in their lives. In the case of a preschooler, the physician can question the parents. It may be necessary to train psychiatrists to treat children suffering from stress disorders. Physicians can also alert parents to the symptoms of stress disorder in children.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1993
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Cognitive development of Yu-Cheng ('oil disease') children prenatally exposed to heat-degraded PCBs
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A study of Taiwanese children born to mothers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated rice oil found these children had skin disorders and impaired cognitive development. The effects of the PCB exposure persisted up to six years, affecting children born years after the mothers' exposure. PCBs were routinely used until the 1970's when evidence of their toxicity and their role in cancer and birth defects became apparent. Over a nine-month period from 1978 to 1979, PCB-contaminated rice oil was used in several central Taiwanese communities. Over 2,000 people were poisoned by the PCBs, developing Yu-Cheng, or "oil disease." One hundred eighteen children born between 1979 and 1985 whose mothers had been exposed were matched with children who were not exposed. Children exposed to the PCBs consistently scored five points lower on cognitive development tests.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Chloracne, goiter, arthritis, and anemia after polychlorinated biphenyl poisoning: 14-year follow-up of the Taiwan Yucheng cohort
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Research presented concerns the medical effects of Taiwanese people poisoned by polychlorinated biphenyls in cooking oil in 1979. Following up 14 years after the accident, researchers find the people poisoned have reported above average health problems, including goiter, skin diseases, anemia, joint and spinal diseases.
Publication Name: Environmental Health Perspectives
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0091-6765
Year: 1999
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