battered child

He was awarded an Emmy for a feature on battered children.

Is it fair to leave battered children in abusive homes?"

His awards included an Emmy for a documentary on battered children.

"We saw a slew of cases last year in which the battered child syndrome was missed completely," he said.

Nothing made him angrier than adults who battered children.

Thus, the prosecution ended its case the way it began, leaving the jury with a vision of a battered child who was to die.

"Hello, Geoff," she said to the bruised and battered child at her door.

Uncertainty that the diagnosis of "battered child syndrome" is correct or appropriate in individual cases.

And at another: "The consent you offer is the consent of the battered child."

You were a battered child, dependent on the system, which in many ways failed you."

The three battered children, dripping wet, ran bravely into the sea again".

Medical terms like "battered child syndrome" are created; ramifications for the legal system are endless.

If Elizabeth was a battered child, just the name Lizzie could make her go bonkers.

While helpful, the foregoing general history of the battered child syndrome is not conclusive on the precise question in the case at bar.

The woman who would one day become the super-powered mutant, Frenzy, began her life as a battered child in an abusive household.

It's a hard, thankless, disturbing job, investigating reports of battered children, taking children from abusive parents.

It is a standard requirement for parents of severely battered children to take a child-rearing class before their children are returned to them.

His research led to the publication of "The Battered Child Syndrome."

In some of the 300 or so parricide cases in this country each year, "battered child syndrome" is cited as a factor.

It appears from the literature that the battered child syndrome was first tentatively identified and reported to the medical profession in the early 1950s.

His pathology studies contributed to the acceptance of battered child syndrome, an important step in providing legal protection to abused youths.

"It had been under continual assault for about 15 years, and it was suffering from the institutional version of battered child syndrome.

It's like a battered child syndrome."

In the early 1960's, pediatricians breached decades of silence by naming the battered child syndrome.

Is there a duty for a physician to recognize a case of battered child syndrome (child abuse) and report it to the appropriate authorities?