Childhood psychiatric outcomes in the context of suspected neglect and abuse reports related and unrelated to parental substance use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child maltreatment is prevalent in the United States and carries long-term consequences. Parental substance use may have associations with child maltreatment. It is unclear whether co-occurring parental substance use aggravates childhood psychiatric outcomes related to suspected maltreatment.

Objective

To compare psychiatric and healthcare utilization outcomes in children with suspected abuse reports, with and without documented parental substance use.

Participants and setting

Retrospective cohort study (n = 2831) of children with suspected abuse/neglect (SANC) reports filed in the electronic health record between January 1, 2000 and January 1, 2016. Children who had SANC reports referencing parental substance use (n = 458) were compared with those who had

SUBMITTER: Gandhi KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8612970 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature