文本框: CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS IN A 120 OBESE MEXICAN CHILDREN GROUP Mejia-Estanol JJ. Loredo-Abdala A. Martin-Martin V. Venteno-Jaramillo A. Monroy-Villafuerte A. Trejo-Hernandez J. National Pediatric Institute, Mexico City, Mexico. Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Mexico D.F. Objective: It is to identify child abuse and neglect signs and symptoms in an obese children group. Method: Observant, prospective, transversal and descriptive survey of 120 children with maltreatment signs and symptoms were studied; indicators were classified into four groups: first one those related to the child’s family; second group the family’s attitudes against the child, third group considers his behavior problems and in the fourth it’s considered organic and physical child’s problems. Results: In first group: parents delay for medical attention, the child lives with a stepfather, hostility into the familiar environment. In second group there is lack of affection to the child, parents do not recognize his profits, indifference and avoid his socialization opportunities. In third group there was sleep problems, fears, aggressiveness and learning school problems. In the fourth group: immunization plan is not up to date, constipation, bulimia and short stature. Conclusion: It was demonstrated that searching for indicators in an intentional way in this kind of patients without an apparent maltreatment history it’s possible to evidence any sign that may belong to this entity. 1955