Child abuse and neglect
Subtitle: diagnosis, treatment, and evidence
By: [edited by] Carole Jenny.
Contributors: Jenny, Carole.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 658
ISBN-13: 9781416063933
Subjects: Abused children; Child Abuse -- diagnosis; Child Abuse -- therapy; Forensic Medicine
Description: Carole Jenny's Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence focuses attention on the clinical evidence of child abuse to help you correctly diagnose and treat such cases in your own practice. In print and online, this unique, well-illustrated clinical reference provides new insights into the presentation and differential diagnosis of physical abuse and looks at shaken baby syndrome, sex offenders, and abuse in religious organizations, information on the biomechanics of injury, and other factors. Identify an abusive injury and treat it effectively by reviewing evidence and critical analyses from leading authorities in the field. Recognize the signs of shaken baby syndrome, sex offenders, and abuse in religious organizations. Understand the biomechanics of injury to determine whether abuse was truly the cause of a child₂s injury.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.