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Psychological maltreatment is a broader term which includes emotional maltreatment as well as cognitive maltreatment (e.g. inadequatee intellectual stimulation).
Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts
---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:22:40 -0400
>From: bounce-62715249-6833644@list.cornell.edu (on behalf of "Hurst, Tamara" )
>Subject: childhood emotional/psychological maltreatment
>To: "Child-Maltreatment-Research-L@cornell.edu"
>
> I am seeking input as to whether the constructs of
> childhood emotional maltreatment and childhood
> psychological maltreatment are interchangeable or if
> they have distinct operational definitions. Most
> literature utilizes one term or the other without
> distinction, including position papers by the
> American Academy of Pediatrics and Prevent Child
> Abuse America. It seems only a few researchers
> (i.e. Hart & Karlson, 1996) have taken a stand as to
> which construct and definition is more accurate and
> preferable. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Tamara Hurst, LCSW
>
> Doctoral Candidate, The University of Georgia
>
> Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion
>
> of Child Well-Being
>
> hurst28@uga.edu
>
>
Psychological maltreatment is a broader term which includes emotional maltreatment as well as cognitive maltreatment (e.g. inadequatee intellectual stimulation).
Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts
---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:22:40 -0400
>From: bounce-62715249-6833644list.cornell.edu (on behalf of "Hurst, Tamara" )
>Subject: childhood emotional/psychological maltreatment
>To: "Child-Maltreatment-Research-Lcornell.edu"
>
> I am seeking input as to whether the constructs of
> childhood emotional maltreatment and childhood
> psychological maltreatment are interchangeable or if
> they have distinct operational definitions. Most
> literature utilizes one term or the other without
> distinction, including position papers by the
> American Academy of Pediatrics and Prevent Child
> Abuse America. It seems only a few researchers
> (i.e. Hart & Karlson, 1996) have taken a stand as to
> which construct and definition is more accurate and
> preferable. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Tamara Hurst, LCSW
>
> Doctoral Candidate, The University of Georgia
>
> Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion
>
> of Child Well-Being
>
> hurst28uga.edu
>
>
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