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Practical approaches to reduce the impact of bullying
a Professor
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, Queens
Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK, b Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lincoln
District Healthcare NHS Trust, 10/11 Lindum Terrace, Lincoln, LN2 5RS,
UK
Correspondence to: Professor Pearce.
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Introduction |
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Bullying can have significant and long term adverse effects on
the health and behaviour of children. Not only does the victim suffer
psychological and possibly physical damage, but the persistent bullies
are at risk of continuing their aggressive, antisocial behaviour.
Approximately one third of British schoolchildren report bullying.1 Achieving a reduction in the rate of bullying
in schools would be a highly effective public health measure for the
21st century. This article considers interventions that may reduce
bullying and ways in which victims of bullying can be helped.
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Recognising bullying |
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Bullying is not always obvious. Most bullying takes place away
from the scrutiny of adults and the victim often feels unable to report
what is happening because of fear of reprisal. Other sorts of bullying
may be so subtle as to be dismissed as teasing, which is often
considered to be acceptable. If the teasing involves intimidation and
results in distress, it
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