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bullying

Clinical significance: - bullying behavior associated with impaired elementary school academic performance for both the perpetrator & the victim [1] - being bullied in elementary school is associated worse physical & mental health outcomes in high school [4] - outcomes are better if bullying is stopped [4] - victim of bullying is risk factor - self harm [2] - psychiatric disorder in adulthood [5] - anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation [3] - effects of bullying felt in adulthood variable

Specific

cyberbullying

General

psychosocial stress

References

  1. Glew GM et al, Bullying, psychosocial adjustment and academic performance in elementary school Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:1026, 2005 PMID: 16275791
  2. Fisher HL et al Bullying victimisation and risk of self harm in early adolescence: longitudinal cohort study BMJ 2012;344:e2683 PMID: 22539176 http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e2683
  3. Copeland WE et al. Adult psychiatric outcomes of bullying and being bullied by peers in childhood and adolescence. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;70(4):419-26 PMID: 23426798 http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1654916
  4. Bogart LM et al Peer Victimization in Fifth Grade and Health in Tenth Grade. Pedatrics. Feb 17, 2014 PMID: 24534401 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/02/11/peds.2013-3510.abstract
  5. Sourander A et al Association of Bullying Behavior at 8 Years of Age and Use of Specialized Services for Psychiatric Disorders by 29 Years of Age. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online December 09, 2015. PMID: 26650586 http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2472952