Severe physical punishment: risk of mental health problems for poor urban children in Brazil

• Main Authors: Isabel A Bordin (Author), Cristiane S Duarte (Author), Clovis A Peres (Author), Rosimeire Nascimento (Author), Bartira M Curto (Author), Cristiane S Paula (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2009-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between specific types of child mental health problems and severe physical punishment, in combination with other important known risk factors. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in Embu, São Paulo, Brazil, as the Brazilian component of a multicountr...