Resilience and protective factors among people with a history of child maltreatment: a systematic review
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric EpidemiologyPublished 18 January 2018
Xiangfei Meng, Marie‐Josée Fleury, Yu‐Tao Xiang, Muzi Li, Carl D’Arcy
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Although the conceptualization of resilience significantly varied from study to study, protective factors associated with resilience at individual, familial, and societal levels reduced the likelihood of negative consequences of childhood maltreatment.
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Public and population mental health preventions should focus on early childhood and apply preventive strategies as early as possible. Cost-effective studies should be considered in the evaluation of resilience prevention program.
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