Effect of Deployment on the Occurrence of Child Maltreatment in Military and Nonmilitary Families

fiona submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (aje.oxfordjournals.org)

"War has a profound emotional impact on military personnel and their families, but little is known about how deployment-related stress impacts the occurrence of child maltreatment in military families. This time-series analysis of Texas child maltreatment data from 2000 to 2003 examined changes in the occurrence of child maltreatment in military and nonmilitary families over time and the impact of recent deployment increases.“

Keywords: child abuse military medicine military personnel social medicine stress