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Leeb, Rebecca T.; Bitsko, Rebecca H.; Merrick, Melissa T.; Armour, Brian S. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
In this article we review the empirical evidence for the presumptions that children with disabilities are at increased risk for child maltreatment, and parents with disabilities are more likely to perpetrate child abuse and neglect. Challenges to the epidemiological examination of the prevalence of child maltreatment and disabilities are…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Caregivers, Disabilities, Parent Child Relationship
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Kelley, Susan D. M.; Sikka, Anjoo; Venkatesan, Sivaraman – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1997
Reviews research from the past 15 years of the influence of physical, cognitive, or sensory disabilities on parental role functioning. Focuses on conceptual problems about the impact of chronic illness or disability on individuals and families, countering the notion that parenting skills of disabled persons are qualitatively different. (RJM)
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Mental Retardation