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A practical guide to the evaluation of child physical abuse and neglect
- Editors:
- GIARDINAO Angela P., LYN Michelle A., GIARDINO Eileen R., (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 400p.
- Place of publication:
- New York
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This guide is written to assist the health care provider in performing a systematic evaluation of the child suspected of being a victim of abuse or neglect. It aims to assist in recognising abuse and neglect (exclusive of sexual abuse) in children and youth, and in determining its extent. Particular areas covered in this manual include: specific injuries, including burns, bruises, fractures, head and abdominal injuries; malnourishment and other forms of neglect; medical child abuse (previously known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy); maltreatment of children with special health care needs; domestic partner violence; and prevention strategies, psychosocial assessment, collaborations with law enforcement and the courts. Part I provides an overview of the phenomenon of child abuse and neglect and offers a general approach to the evaluation of the maltreated child. Part II addresses specific forms of maltreatment such as skin injury, abusive head trauma, and neglect. Part III addresses the relationship of child maltreatment to children with special needs, the overlap of intimate partner violence with child maltreatment, and looks at approaches to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Finally, part IV covers a number of issues related to the teamwork essential to the evaluation and investigation of child abuse and neglect.