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Emotional abuse, often overlooked, is a core and damaging aspect of child abuse. Understanding dysfunctional parent-child dynamics is key to its prevention, recognition, and intervention, improving child protection.

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Area of Science:

  • Child psychology
  • Social work
  • Forensic psychology

Background:

  • Emotional abuse is often overshadowed by physical and sexual abuse.
  • Lack of recognition, definition, and legal proof places children at risk.
  • Assessing the emotional environment is crucial for interpreting abuse and intervention decisions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore factors contributing to professional difficulties in addressing emotional abuse.
  • To propose understanding dysfunctional parent-child relationships as a basis for intervention.
  • To enhance professional communication and child protection practices.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of emotional abuse within parent-child relationships.
  • Review of factors hindering professional recognition and intervention.
  • Discussion of implications for child protection practice and policy.

Main Results:

  • Difficulties in defining and proving emotional abuse create risks for children.
  • Understanding the root causes in parent-child dynamics aids prevention and recognition.
  • Improved professional communication can build a clearer picture of emotional abuse.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing emotional abuse requires a foundational understanding of dysfunctional family dynamics.
  • Prioritizing services and research for emotional abuse is essential due to its long-term societal costs.
  • Avoiding short-term savings is crucial for effective child protection and intervention.