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Globally, child maltreatment has become a serious problem, affecting individuals' physical and mental health. This meta-analysis aimed to explore the association between child maltreatment and social anxiety. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for articles published by October 2021. Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of studies. Maltreatment type, sample setting, age, country and measurement instruments were analyzed as moderators. Twenty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Child maltreatment was positively correlated with social anxiety (r = 0.201, 95 % CI [0.171, 0.230]). The moderating effect of maltreatment subtypes was significant whether divided into three types (Q b = 12.152, p =.002), or five types (Q b = 11.574, p =.021). Specifically, emotional maltreatment (r = 0.251, 95 % CI [0.201, 0.298]) had a stronger relationship with social anxiety than physical (r = 0.138, 95 % CI [0.085, 0.191]; Q b = 9.312, p =.002) and sexual maltreatment (r = 0.153, 95 % CI [0.108, 0.197]; Q b = 9.197, p =.002). However, there was no significant difference in the effect size between physical and sexual maltreatment (Q b = 0.096, p =.757). Other variables (age, sample setting and country) were not significant moderators. Only twenty-nine studies were included, and there was high heterogeneity among the studies, the interpretation of the results should be cautious. This meta-analysis confirmed the relationship between child maltreatment and social anxiety, especially highlight the harmfulness of emotional maltreatment. • There was a significant positive relationship between childhood maltreatment and social anxiety. • Social anxiety was significantly more associated with emotional maltreatment than that with physical or sexual maltreatment. • Social anxiety was significantly more associated with emotional abuse than that with physical or sexual abuse. • There was no significant difference in the effects of physical maltreatment and sexual maltreatment on social anxiety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

What does a Dubliner, long resident in Berlin, make of his native Ireland's growing estrangement from the Roman Catholic Church? As Scally neatly puts it, the Church had moulded Ireland in the manner of his "learning" the piano as a child: 'taught to follow the notes and never to enjoy the underlying harmony' (p257). Scally is a fine wordsmith who makes complex issues approachable and clearly enjoys his trade: St Patrick, for instance is claimed by a broad range of competing socio-political perspectives ("Ireland's longest-serving political prisoner", p42), and was no rule-oriented theocrat but a "freelance preacher" ("an early Blues Brother", p43). [Extracted from the article]

Background: Self-harm, whether attributed to suicidal or non-suicidal motives, is associated with several poor outcomes in young people, including eventual suicide. Much of our understanding of self-harm in young people is based on literature from Europe (particularly, the UK), North America, and Australia. We aimed to synthesise the available evidence on prevalence, the commonly reported self-harm methods, correlates, risk and protective factors, and reasons for self-harm, in adolescents (aged 10–25 years) in sub-Saharan Africa. Method: We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, African Journals OnLine, and African Index Medicus for records from 1950 through August 2019, without language restrictions. We supplemented the database searches by searching relevant portals for postgraduate theses, reference harvesting, contacting authors for unpublished studies, and hand searching relevant print sources. We applied narrative synthesis to the evidence. Results: Seventy-four studies from 18 sub-Saharan African countries met the inclusion criteria. The median lifetime prevalence estimate was 10·3% (interquartile range [IQR] 4·6% – 16·1%); median 12-month prevalence estimate was 16·9% (IQR: 11·5% – 25·5%); median 6-month prevalence estimate was 18·2% (IQR: 12·7% – 21·8%); and the median 1-month prevalence estimate was 3·2% (IQR: 2·5–14·8%). Studies from Western sub-Saharan Africa reported the highest 12-month prevalence estimates (median = 24·3%; IQR = 16·9% – 27·9%). Clinical samples commonly reported overdose, whereas self-cutting was most commonly reported in non-clinical samples. Academic failure, sexual, emotional, and physical abuse, romantic relationship problems, family conflict, depression, and previous self-harm were identified as key correlates of self-harm. No study reported protective factors against self-harm. Conclusion: Variation in estimates was explained by small sample sizes and variation in definitions and measures used. Exploration of associations, risks and protective factors was based upon concepts and measures derived from high income countries. More detailed and culturally sensitive research is needed to understand the context-specific risks and protective factors for self-harm in adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A Texas family deals with a long history of abuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A review of the book "Upon This Rock: First Contact," by David Marusek, is presented.

A review of the book "Orphans of the Storm," by Celia Imrie, is presented.

This article reviews the book " Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence," edited by Claire M. Renzetti and Jeffrey L. Edleson.

This article reviews the book "In Night's City," by Dorothy Nelson.

Galloway tells the story of her lifelong recovery from child abuse in this debut memoir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Falling for You," by Lisa Schroeder.

The article reviews the book "Black Fury, Help Me, I'm Naked," book one, by Donna Miller.

The article reviews the book "Return to Dar Al-Basha: A Novel," by Hassan Nasr and translated by William Hutchins.