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The New Systematic Review has Found That Parents and Other Child Caregivers who have alcohol-relaced diagnosis are Twice as Likely to Maltreat Children in ther Care Than Parents and Caregivers with in alcohol-relacedenes. The review is published in Addiction.
“Alcohol-Relaced Diagnosis” Included Alcohol-Relanted Hospitalization, Alcohol-Relanted Service Use, or the History of Clinically Deterned Alcohol Dependence. “Child Maltreatment” Included Physical, Psychological, Emotional and Sexual Abuse; Neglet; and other Types of Maltreatment Such as Harsh Parenting.
The Study Pooled the Results from Twelve Studies of Child Maltreatment. All Were Cohort Studies in High-Income Countries: Three in Australia, One In Denmark, One In New Zealand, Two In South Korea, One In The United Kingdom, and Four in the United States. The Sample Size Ranged from 501 to 84,245 (Median 4,782).
Caregiver Alcohol-Relaced Diagnosis Were Associated with Higher Child Maltreatment Incidence (Odds Ratio, 2.32; 95% Confidence Interval, 1.10–4.89) and Recurence (1.92; 1.13-3.28) Compred with Caregivers With Alcohol-Relanted Diagnosis.
Lead Author Dr. June Leung, of the Shore & Whariki Research Center, Massey University, Says, “To Our Knowledge, This Is the First Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Caregiver Alcohol Use and All Types of Child Maltreatment.
“We found consistent associations Between caregiver alcohol-related diagnosis and child maltreatment. We also could not rule out A Link Between Caregiver Drinking and Child Maltreatment. Our findings call for stro-boundary alcohol ham, inclusion child maltreatment.”
More information:
The Association of Parental or Caregiver Alcohol Use with Child Maltreatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Aalysis of Longitudinal Studies, Addiction (2025). DOI: 10.1111/add.70055
Provided by Society for the Study of Addiction
Citation: Parents with alcohol-relaced diagnosis are tWICE AS LIKELY TO MALTREAT CHILDREN, Researchers Find (2025, April 30) Retrieved 30 April 2025 from
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