We know you can't help people much who are in chronically abusive environments. (schematherapysociety.org)
This poses not just a diagnostic dilemma, but an ethical one, as we could be in danger of medicating children to maintain them in abusive environments in response to pressure from families, schools, social workers or youth offending teams for ever - increasing doses of stimulants. (adc.bmj.com)
Many parents inadvertently create an emotionally abusive environment. (crckids.org)