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Corporal Punishment and Violence
Kenhelm F. McCormick, MD
Arch Fam Med. 1992;1(2):203-204.
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Harsh, judgmental, and pejorative" are words that have been used to describe the conclusions of my inquiry into the attitudes of physicians toward corporal punishment.1 I reviewed the scientific literature on corporal punishment and found that such punishment is harmful and unnecessary. I studied a group of physicians and found that they support its use. I pointed out the unfortunate dissonance between scientific findings and clinical actions and "insulted" many physicians in the process. Why create such a stir? Why not study strep throat or the sequelae of child abuse? Why not study something about which everyone can agree or will not care? The answer is that violence is a health problem, and corporal punishment is a violence problem.
See also page 187.
Medicine is slowly recognizing the terrible toll in physical injuries and long-lasting, occult, psychological injuries that result from violence. The causes of violence and the roles
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Author Affiliations
Barberton, Ohio
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