Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse
Subtitle: A Practical Guide
Contributors: Martin A. Finkel (Editor); Angelo P. Giardino (Editor)
Edition: Second Edition edition
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE Publications, Inc
Published: August 3, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780761920823
Subjects: Child abuse; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Other Branches of Medicine; Psychology; Medical / Nursing; Diagnosis; Family & Relationships; Family/Marriage; Sexually abused children; Mental health; Abuse - General; Pediatrics; Psychology & Psychiatry / Interpersonal Relations; Child sexual abuse
First sentence: Sgroi (1975) pointed out that a prerequisite for the diagnosis of sexual abuse is the willingness of the health care professional to consider the possibility that such abuse may occur.