A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Giardino, Angelo P. (Editor), Lyn, Michelle A. (Editor), Giardino, Eileen R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Edition: 2.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Maternal and infant welfare.; Pediatrics.; Criminology.; Social work.; Developmental psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; Social Work.; Child and School Psychology.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0702-8

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect Second Edition Edited by Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle Lyn, and Eileen R. Giardino The impact of child maltreatment on victims, families, and societyfrom immediate medical care and legal services to long-term mental health care...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword. Preface. Authors Note. Acknowledgements. Author Bio
• Part One: Child Abuse as a Health Problem. Scope of the Problem. Overview of the Health Care Evaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect
• Part Two: Specific Injuries. Skin Injuries: Bruises and Burns. Evaluation of Fractures and Skeletal Injuries. Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma. Abusive Heat Trauma. Child Neglect and Failure to Thrive. Medical Child Abuse. Other Patterns of Injury and Child Fatality
• Part Three: Related Issues. Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN). Intimate Partner Violence. Prevention of Child Physical Abuse
• Part Four: Teamwork. Multi Disciplinary Teams. Psychosocial Assessment of Alleged Victims of Child Maltreatment. Legal Issues and Documentation. Mental Health Childhood Physical Abuse-Neglect-Trauma.