Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland.
Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 27;19(21):13958. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192113958.
The phenomenon of violence against children is a very complex one. There are many types of child abuse, and they are culturally dependent to a significant degree. Although studies show that children generally only suffer from mild COVID-19 infection, some social restrictions introduced during the pandemic, such as home isolation, may have many severe consequences on the population's mental health. Studies on this topic suggest that violence against children increased during lockdown due to the COVID-10 pandemic. This narrative review summarizes this available literature on the subject and discusses the different forms of violence against children, their cultural aspects, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the phenomenon of violence, the long-term consequences of the above, and forms of assistance for abused minors.
儿童暴力现象非常复杂。儿童虐待有许多类型，在很大程度上受到文化的影响。尽管研究表明儿童一般只遭受轻度 COVID-19 感染，但大流行期间引入的一些社会限制，如家庭隔离，可能对人口的心理健康产生许多严重后果。关于这一主题的研究表明，由于 COVID-19 大流行，儿童暴力在封锁期间有所增加。本叙述性综述总结了这一主题的现有文献，并讨论了针对儿童的不同形式暴力、其文化方面、COVID-19 大流行对暴力现象的影响、上述情况的长期后果以及受虐待未成年人的援助形式。
