A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441907017 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 513 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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The peer-reviewed literature dealing with child abuse and neglect has proliferated with high quality work being done and reported on the many dimensions related to the epidemi- ogy, mechanism, treatment, and prognosis of child maltreatment. As we near the 50th anniversary of the landmark article by C. Efforts are being directed toward developing an evidence-based approach to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. The act of repo- ing provides legal immunity to the reporter except when performed in bad faith. Progress in understanding the factors that place children at risk for harm from ph- ical abuse and neglect now permits prevention and intervention. Henry Kempe and his colleagues entitled “The Battered Child Syndrome”, which ushered in the modern era of professional attention by pediatricians and other child health professionals, we have reason for both celebration and concern. These are some of the positives. Despite a tremendous amount of attention to the pr- lem of maltreatment, there ar
… With many illustrations. 8 (2), December, 2010) . From the reviews of the second edition:“This second and enlarged edition discusses the important and universal problem related to the main theme. … For all pediatricians, public health workers, child health and school personnel, child psychologists and psychiatrists.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol
James R Lane said Purchased for work. I am a PI and Polygraph examiner and while at a training class this book was suggested by one of the instructors. It has great information for both examiners and investigators if they have to deal with any type of Child Abuse.. Excellent Comprehensive, easy to read, authoritative, nicely divided by topic
. He is also Medical Director of Texas Children's Health Plan, Inc. Giardino is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine. Angelo P