Failure to Thrive as a Manifestation of Child Neglect

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Failure to thrive is a common problem in infancy and childhood. It is most often multifactorial in origin. Inadequate nutrition and disturbed social interactions contribute to poor weight gain, delayed development, and abnormal behavior. The syndrome develops in a significant number of children as a consequence of child neglect. This clinical report is intended to focus the pediatrician on the consideration, evaluation, and

Child protection decisions to substantiate hospital child protection teams’ reports of suspected maltreatment

“…In the United States, it is estimated that up to 5% of infants and children are diagnosed with NO FTT (Atalay & McCord, 2012). Family factors contributing to this condition include parental mental health disorders, inadequate nutritional knowledge and financial difficulties (Block & Krebs, 2005;Kerr & Black, 2000). The likelihood of abuse has been found to quadruple among children with NO FTT (Cole & Lanham, 2011).…”

Serpilme yetersizliği

“…Altta yatan büyümeyi engelleyici bir hastal›¤›n varl›¤›, genetik bozukluklar (dismorfik görünüm), çocuk ihmal ve istismar› bulgular› fizik muayene ile ortaya ç›ka-r›l›r. [3,7,15] Çocu¤un yetersiz beslenmesinin fliddeti en basit olarak Gomez S›n›flamas› ile de¤erlendirilir. Çocu¤un a¤›rl›¤›n›n, olmas› gerekenin 50 persentiline oran› %60'›n alt›nda ise a¤›r, %61-75 ise orta, %76-90 ise hafif serpilme yetersizli¤i olarak de¤erlendirilir.…”

Family Function and Dysfunction

“…This problem, which is described in detail in Chapter 60, is often an outcome of family dysfunction. Block and Krebs (2005) authored an American Academy of Pediatrics statement about failure to thrive as a manifestation of child neglect.…”