| Childhood cruelty to animals: psychiatric and demographic correlates. |
| Summary: Compares two groups within a child psychiatric unit in the American Midwest, those who were recorded as being cruel to animals and those who were not. Those who were recorded as cruel to animals had more difficulties with peers, were more often perpetrators of bullying and were more likely to have been sexually abused and to have a history of sexually aggressive behaviour and acting out. Recommends screening for animal cruelty in assessments in child mental health settings. |
| Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 7, 2011 pp 812-819 |
| Authors: Boat, Barbara W., et al. |
