scholarly journals Delusional Disorder and False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-340
Author(s):  
Serbulent Kilic ◽  
Ayse Vural
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Delusional Disorder ◽  
Forensic Pathologist ◽  
False Allegations

Child sexual abuse is a public health problem worldwide. When a court carries out an investigation into cases of sexual abuse, they are likely to ask for a genital examination report from a forensic pathologist indicating whether they believe sexual abuse contact has occurred. Any suspicion about the sexual abuse of a child should be evaluated prudently. Nevertheless, the investigation of sexual abuse is sometimes undertaken according to misguided or unnecessary complaints from concerned parents suffering from mental illness.

Developments in Australian laws requiring the reporting of suspected child sexual abuse

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Mathews ◽  
Chris Goddard ◽  
Bob Lonne ◽  
Stephanie Short ◽  
Freda Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The State ◽  
Australian State ◽  
Territory Government ◽  
First Time

Thousands of Australian children are sexually abused every year, and the effects can be severe and long lasting. Not only is child sexual abuse a public health problem, but the acts inflicted are criminal offences. Child sexual abuse usually occurs in private, typically involving relationships featuring a massive imbalance in power and an abuse of that power. Those who inflict child sexual abuse seek to keep it secret, whether by threats or more subtle persuasion. As a method of responding to this phenomenon and in an effort to uncover cases of sexual abuse that otherwise would not come to light, governments in Australian States and Territories have enacted legislation requiring designated persons to report suspected child sexual abuse. With Western Australia’s new legislation having commenced on 1 January 2009, every Australian State and Territory government has now passed these laws, so that there is now, for the first time, an almost harmonious legislative approach across Australia to the reporting of child sexual abuse. Yet there remain differences in the State and Territory laws regarding who has to make reports, which cases of sexual abuse are required to be reported, and whether suspected future abuse must be reported. These differences indicate that further refinement of the laws is required.

scholarly journals ‎“Sukuday” As a Dangerous Unknown Drink: A Fatal Case at Cotonou

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cedric BIGOT
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Energy Drink ◽  
Benzenedicarboxylic Acid ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Ethylhexyl Phthalate

Energy drinks have been around for a long time, but they have just become popular in the markets in the last few years. This is a case report on fatal toxicity involving suicidal ingestion of a traditional energy drink called “Sukuday”. An autopsy of the corpse was done and it revealed multi-organ congestion and the presence of spume in the respiratory tract. The toxicological analyses of a sample of Sukuday revealed essentially alcans (C14 -C31).C24 H38 O4 probably 1, 2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester also called (Diisooctyl Phthalate, DIOP) was found at 22.8%, or the C16H22O4 (1, 2 Benzenedicarboxylic acid, mono [2 ethylhexyl]) ester also called (Mono [2-ethylhexyl] phthalate, MEHP). Traces of oxycodone were detected and identified by UPLC DAD/UV and confirmed in GC-MS. The literature on the toxicity of such substances was discussed. This case report is a description of a problem, which has become a public health problem. 

Systematic Review of Risk and Protective Factors for Revictimization After Child Sexual Abuse

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arielle A. J. Scoglio ◽  
Shane W. Kraus ◽  
Jane Saczynski ◽  
Shehzad Jooma ◽  
Beth E. Molnar
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
The United States

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a widespread public health problem in the United States. It has been associated with multiple long-term deleterious outcomes including revictimization in adulthood. This systematic review of 25 studies synthesizes research examining possible risk and protective factors that might explain the established link between CSA and future victimizations. Specific risk factors identified included co-occurring maltreatment in the home, risky sexual behavior (particularly in adolescence), post-traumatic stress disorder, emotion dysregulation, and other maladaptive coping strategies. Only one protective factor was identified: perceived parental care. The review also revealed considerable variability in definitions and measurement of both CSA and adult victimization, particularly in terms of how researchers conceptualized age. Many of the studies were limited in generalizability by including only college-age women. These findings have clinical and research implications. Public health interventions working to prevent revictimization among CSA survivors can utilize these findings when designing programs. For researchers, the results highlight the need for standardized definitions of both CSA and revictimization, for well-validated and consistent measurement, and for inclusion of additional population groups in future research.

Non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae bacteraemia: case report and review of the literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 1357-1359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Marek ◽  
Teresa Inkster ◽  
Eleanor Anderson ◽  
Claire Jenkins ◽  
John Boyd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Vibrio Cholerae ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The Uk

Vibrio cholerae is a serious public health problem worldwide, but in the UK, V. cholerae infections are rare. Here, we report a case of V. cholerae bacteraemia in an elderly patient. To our knowledge, this is the first non-travel-related V cholerae bacteraemia in the UK.

scholarly journals Child sexual abuse: increasing pandemic incidence

2021 ◽  
pp. 127-129
Author(s):  
Fabian Danilo Unigarro Ramirez ◽  
Modesto Leite Rolim Neto
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
The Media ◽  
Adolescent Victims

Introduction: The increase of violence against children is characterized as a serious public health problem.  The media has continuously reported cases of: rape perpetrated against children, increased violence against this age group and alarming epidemiological data resulting from the isolation of the pandemic by SARS-CoV-2. Methods: Studies were identified using large-circulation international journals found in two electronic databases: Scopus and Embase. Results: Cases of harassment, rape, manipulation of the child's genitals, oral, anal or genital penetration, pedophilia, exploitation, dissemination of erotic images of children in social networks, exhibitionism, masturbation, Voyeurism and incestuous abuse are classified as child sexual abuse. The numbers of legal abortions in child and adolescent victims of rape tends to increase a 100% taking into account the in the first cases of 2020. Conclusion: discussions for the implementation of public policies and healthcare for children victims of sexual abuse are important for prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration into the society, considering all the sequel that this vulnerable group acquires after the crime.

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