Cp. Dukarm et al., VIOLENCE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND THE ROLE OF THE PEDIATRICIAN, Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 72(1), 1995, pp. 5-15
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38
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Violence has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and has
become the single most important public health problem affecting adol
escent males. It is believed that violence and its subsequent morbidit
y and mortality have a multifactorial origin, including development fa
ctors, gang involvement, access of firearms, drugs, the media, poverty
, and family violence. Pediatricians have a critical role in reducing
violence through early identification of family violence, education an
d counseling to decrease well-known risk factors, and provision of non
violent problem-solving and coping strategies to children, youth, and
their families. It is essential that we initiate preventive measures n
ow rather than be paralyzed by the weight of the crisis.