Green A H
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1979 Oct;30(10):702-5. doi: 10.1176/ps.30.10.702.
Child abuse, a problem that has plagued societies for centuries, has been largely ignored by psychiatrists, the author asserts. He traces the relatively recent interest in the problem of other medical specialists such as pediatricians and radiologists and maintains that it is time for psychiatrists to become more involved. He explains how problems of confidentiality, the patient's lack of motivation for treatment, and other factors have discouraged many psychiatrists from treating child abusers. He demonstrates ways psychiatrists can treat both the abused child and his family if they are willing to use non-traditional services such as home intervention.
作者断言，虐待儿童这一困扰社会数百年的问题在很大程度上被精神科医生忽视了。他追溯了儿科医生和放射科医生等其他医学专家对该问题相对较新的关注，并坚称现在是精神科医生更多参与的时候了。他解释了保密问题、患者缺乏治疗动机以及其他因素是如何阻碍许多精神科医生治疗虐待儿童者的。他展示了如果精神科医生愿意使用家庭干预等非传统服务，他们可以如何治疗受虐儿童及其家庭。
