Child Abuse and Neglect: Screening for Risks During the Perinatal Period.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Currently, there is a claim for earlier interventions for families in order to prevent child maltreatment. Here, a screening instrument to assess risk indicators for child abuse and neglect already in the context of maternity clinics is introduced. The present study is the first report on the psychometric properties of this instrument, the "short questionnaire for risk indices around birth" (RIAB). Material and Methods: Data were collected in the context of three different studies conducted at Ulm University Hospital. To examine interrater reliability eight case vignettes were rated by n = 90 study participants (50 students and 40 experts working at a maternity clinic). Criterion validity was examined in two studies applying the German version of the child abuse pote

SUBMITTER: Besier T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4168323 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature