Definition of child abuse |
1 |
Abuse confirmed at case conference or family, civil, or criminal court proceedings; admitted by perpetrator; or witnessed abuse |
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Abuse confirmed by stated criteria including multidisciplinary assessment |
3 |
Abuse defined by stated criteria |
4 |
Abuse stated but no supporting detail given |
5 |
Suspected abuse |
Exclusion of abuse in non-abused group |
1 |
Abuse actively excluded by stated criteria; witnessed traumatic cause; or confirmed organic cause |
2 |
Exclusion of abuse implicit in case definition used or stated criteria given |
3 |
Aetiology of non-abuse group merely stated |
4 |
Aetiology of comparison not stated |