Cover -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Overview of Child Maltreatment -- Chapter 2: Skeletal and Visceral Radiological Imaging -- Chapter 3: Head Injury -- Chapter 4: Bruises and Burns in Child Maltreatment -- Chapter 5: Ophthalmic Manifestations -- Chapter 6: Oral Injuries -- Chapter 7: Thoracoabdominal Injuries -- Chapter 8: The Chemically Abused Child -- Chapter 9: Neglect and Abandonment -- Chapter 10: Failure to Thrive: A Reconceptualization -- Chapter 11: Sexual Abuse: Overview -- Chapter 12: Sexual Abuse: Issues Related to Interviewing Children -- Chapter 13: Sexual Abuse: The Medical Examination -- Chapter 14: Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Chapter 15: Psychological Maltreatment -- Chapter 16: Developmental Aspects of the Young Child -- Chapter 17: Psychopathology and the Role of the Child Psychiatrist -- Chapter 18: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy -- Chapter 19: Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approaches -- Chapter 20: Using Drawing in Short-Term Assessment and Investigation -- Chapter 21: Role of the School -- Chapter 22: Risk of the Internet -- Chapter 23: Risk of Abuse in Faith Communities -- Chapter 24: Cultural Aspects -- Chapter 25: Children With Special Needs -- Chapter 26: Foster Care: Healthcare Issues -- Chapter 27: Family Abduction -- Chapter 28: Pediatric Screening for Intimate Partner Violence -- Chapter 29: Interpersonal Violence -- Chapter 30: The Role of Law Enforcement in the Investigation of Child Maltreatment -- Chapter 31: Legal Issues -- Chapter 32: Preparing a Case for Court -- Chapter 33: Preparing to Give Expert Testimony -- Chapter 34: Role of the Medical Examiner in Fatal Cases -- Chapter 35: Child Fatality Review Team -- Chapter 36: Forensic Evidence Collection -- Chapter 37: DNA Evidence -- Chapter 38: Multidisciplinary Teams -- Chapter 39: Role of Physician and Nurse Education
This Handbook examines core questions still remaining in the field of child maltreatment. It addresses major challenges in child maltreatment work, starting with the question of what child abuse and neglect is exactly.
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Over forty contributors, including highly regarded researchers in the field, present the most recent findings on the impact of abuse and neglect on cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development in children.
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