Kempe, CH (English spelling) KempeCH

...The children are usually under 3 years old, and most often under 1 year old, and the syndrome is a diverse combination of (1) skin symptoms such as subcutaneous bleeding, cuts, and burns, (2) fractures and dislocations in various parts of the body, (3) intracranial bleeding and subdural hematoma, (4) abdominal damage such as organ rupture and internal bleeding, and (5) growth and development disorders. In 1962, American pediatrician CH Kempe and others proposed this concept based on a nationwide survey, and since then, reports have been coming in succession, mainly from developed countries, suggesting a trend toward increasing child abuse. The background to this includes parents' social immaturity, emotional instability, and excessive desire for dependency, but factors on the child's side, such as delayed mental development, deformities, and hyperactivity, are also involved. ...

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…子どもはふつう3歳以下，ことに1歳以下が多く，(1)皮下出血，切傷，火傷などの皮膚症状，(2)全身各所の骨折や脱臼，(3)頭蓋内出血や硬膜下血腫，(4)臓器破裂や内出血など腹部の損傷，そして(5)成長発育障害などが多様に組み合わさって症候群を構成する。アメリカの小児科医ケンプC.H.Kempeらが全米にわたる調査をもとにこの概念を提唱したのは1962年で，それ以後，主として先進諸国での報告が相次ぎ，幼児虐待の増加傾向を示唆している。その背景としては，親の社会的未熟，情緒的不安定，過度の依存欲求などが挙げられるが，精神発達のおくれ，奇形，多動など，子どもの側の要因もからんでいる。…

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