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January 28, 2005
Child Abuse Victims Advocate Steele Dies
January 28, 2005 [Associated Press]
DENVER - Dr. Brandt F. Steele, a psychiatrist who helped pioneer the treatment of child abuse victims and coined the term "battered child," died Jan. 19. He was 97
In a 1962 paper, Steele and longtime associate Dr. C. Henry Kempe, a pediatrician, became the first to detail the physical and psychological symptoms of child abuse by parents, dubbing the result "battered child syndrome."
The paper was pronounced one of the 20th century's 50 most important medical contributions by The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Steele and Kempe also were first to document that abusers themselves often were childhood victims of abuse and neglect.
Steele grew up in Indiana, attended Indiana University and studied under Alfred Kinsey, who later became famous for his research on sexuality.
He later joined the faculty of the University of Colorado Medical School.
Posted by Nancy at January 28, 2005 07:19 PM