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Consequences of Child Abuse
A lot of the times, children who grew up in a dysfunctional house don’t even know how bad the circumstances are around them. However, as adults we must be aware that there can be terrible consequences in the entire life of a person due to child abuse and neglect. Abuse can also cause immediate physical injuries, which can lead to some serious health problems. A child’s upbringing and reaction to abuse or neglect can have lifelong consequences. It can cause physical, psychological, and behavioral consequences. Some of these consequences are interrelated. It may stunt the physical development of a child’s brain and lead to other psychological problems such as having low self-esteem. It could further lead to high-risk behaviors that would get developed within the child’s personality. He or she could start substance use as a way to escape the bitter realities of life, or may even take wrong decisions in life and get involved in the wrong company or abusive relationships. The outcome of abuse or neglect for a child may vary and depend on factors such as a child’s age or developmental status.

Consequences For a Child Who Experiences Abuse or Neglect
Children who experience abuse or neglect from their parents at an early age may also get affected by other adverse experiences such as domestic violence, lack of self-esteem or confidence, poverty, psychological illness, aggressiveness, and other behavioral related problems. There can be physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences from child abuse and neglect.

There can be long-term physical effects of abuse or neglect that can occur immediately, for example, severe brain damage caused by head trauma. Other behavioral related problems may take months or years to develop and then emerge. However, there is a straightforward link between physical abuse and physical health consequences. It is also important to recognize that abuse and neglect from parents can cause long-term physical consequences, like low height or physical deformities. Children who suffer through abuse or neglect from parents are even linked to high-risk future mental and health problems, including but not limited to diabetes, lung disease, malnutrition, vision problems, migraine headaches, functional and response limitations, arthritis, back problems, high blood pressure, and brain damage. Child abuse and neglect are also associated with some areas of the brain to fail to function or grow properly. For example, with a history of maltreatment, it can cause to reduce the volume in overall brain size and may affect the size or functioning of some of the brain regions.

Having Poor Mental and Emotional Health
Children who experience abuse and neglect can also be more prone to depression, anxiety, lack of confidence and other related psychological illnesses. They may suffer from it throughout their childhood. Some studies have even shown that adults who go through psychological illnesses are more vulnerable to suicide attempts. Furthermore, adults with major depression issues are usually the ones who have experienced abuse and neglect as children and have bad response outcomes towards treatment, as they exhibited all the negative aspects of abuse and neglect from their childhood.

In addition to that, children who have experienced abuse and neglect are also more likely to develop antisocial traits as they grow up. This could lead to criminal behavior or getting involved in abusive relationships. If you want to know more about abusive and neglecting parents and how children can end up making bad choices in life, then the book Her Essence by Dennie Vaughn is a must-read for you. The book Her Essence can teach you a lot about the consequences of having a weak relationship with your parents and how it could lead you to make some bad decisions and choices in life.