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Emotional abuse and deprivation Emotional abuse is the continued scapegoating and rejection of a child by his or her caregivers. The diagnosis of emotional abuse can be made when 1 of the following diagnostic criteria is present among other factors: severe psychopathology and disturbed behaviour in the child, documented by a psychiatrist; or situations in which the only parent is floridly psychotic or severely depressed and hence incapable of caring for the child Emotional deprivation is the deprivation suffered by children when their parents fail to provide the normal experiences that would produce feelings of being loved, wanted, secure, and worthy. Emotional deprivation might be suspected in the context of the following: failure to thrive; refusal to eat; antisocial behaviour (aggression or withdrawal); anxiety or depression; attention-seeking behaviour; delinquent behaviour; or behaviour suggestive of emotional turmoil, such as compulsion, rigidity, or noncommunication
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:57:55 +0000

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