Child Abuse : Overview and Evaluation.

Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Physical Abuse of Children -- Child Sexual Abuse -- Child Psychological Abuse -- 'Practical' Guide Helps in Evaluation of Children Who Report Sexual Abuse -- The Evaluation of Children in the Primary Care SettingWhen Sexual Abuse Is Suspected -- Pediatricians' Role in Preventing ChildMaltreatment Fatalities: A Call to Action -- Critical Elements in the MedicalEvaluation of Suspected ChildPhysical Abuse -- The Evaluation of Suspected ChildPhysical Abuse -- Sentinel Injuries in Infants Evaluated for ChildPhysical Abuse -- Testing for Abuse in Children WithSentinel Injuries -- Evaluating Children With Fractures for Child PhysicalAbuse -- Potential Opportunities for Prevention or EarlierDiagnosis of Child Physical Abuse in theInpatient Setting -- How Pediatricians Can Assess for ChildNeglect, Support At-Risk Families -- Special Needs, Higher Abuse Risks -- Child Abuse in Children and Youth with SpecialHealth Care Needs -- Childhood Maltreatment and DisabilityDiagnosis: Sorting Out Causality -- Maltreatment Risk AmongChildren With Disabilities -- Community Poverty and Child Abuse:Sadly a Potentially Lethal Combination -- No Surprise: The Rate of FatalChild Abuse and Neglect FatalitiesIs Related to Poverty -- Community Poverty and Child AbuseFatalities in the United States -- Injury and Mortality AmongChildren Identified as at HighRisk of Maltreatment.

Child abuse and maltreatment take many different forms. This collection gives pediatricians and pediatric care-givers the latest findings on diagnosing, treating, and preventing child abuse and the risk factors that often accompany abuse, maltreatment, and neglect.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.