Detection emotional problems and child maltreat

• Autor: Nuñez Herrera, Carmen Rosario
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2005
• Institución: Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/2908
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/avancesenpsicologia/article/view/2908
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Maltrato infantil; problemas emocionales; Child maltreat; emotional problems

Emotional problems and maltreat in children from both sexes were detected during 2005 in 22 health centers in Lima. The range of 5 to 9 year- old-boys presented the greatest number of child maltreat cases, followed by the group of 1 to 4 years old, a similar situation is observed in girls from both age group. About emotional problems, the situation turns down. Most case occur in 5 to 9-year-old-girls and 10 % of them are referred to 1 to 4 year-old-children from both sexes. Some preventive intervention strategies are designed in primary and hight, addressed not only to the affected children but also to their parents and teachers.