“Aggressive behavior or intentional harm-doing by peers that is carried out repeatedly and involves an imbalance of power, either actual or perceived, between the victim and the bull...
For bully victims:
Emotional or peer problems; feeling unsafe at school; fear of a particular person; low peer acceptance
Poor academic performance
Somatic complaints: headache, abdomina...
Bully victimization is highly correlated with development of mental health complications (4)[A].
In traditional bullying, mediation between bully and victim may be counterprod...
At medical visits, meet with patients alone to ask about bullying and victimization.
Consider psychiatric referral.
Alert teachers, coaches, supervising adults.
Doty JL, Gower AL, Rudi JH, et al. Patterns of bullying and sexual harassment: connections with parents and teachers as direct protective factors. J Youth Adolesc. 2017;46(11)...
R4.5 Hostility
Z65.8 Other specified problems related to psychosocial circumstances
312.01 Undersocialized conduct disorder, aggressive type, mild degree
312.02 Undersocialized conduct dis...
Bullying can affect short- and long-term mental health and suicidal ideation.
Rarely reported to adults; daily microaggressions may have cumulative effects not perceived by parents, gua...
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