A practical guide to the evaluation of child physical abuse and neglect
By: edited by Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle A. Lyn, and Eileen R. Giardino
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
ISBN-13: 9781441907011; 9781441907028
Subjects: Child abuse; Abused children; Methods; Evaluation; Diagnosis; Battered Child Syndrome; Physical Examination; Wounds and injuries
Notes: Previous ed.: Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : child abuse and neglect  -- Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle A. Lyn, and Eileen R. Giardino; title: Evaluation of physical abuse and neglect  -- Rebecca G. Girardet and Angelo P. Giardino; title: Skin injury : bruises and burns  -- Erin E. Endom and Angelo P. Giardino; title: Fractures and skeletal injuries  -- Nancy S. Harper and Arne H. Graff; title: Abdominal and thoracic trauma  -- Rohit Shenoi; title: Abusive head trauma  -- Erin E. Endom and Donna Mendez; title: Neglect and failure to thrive  -- Tal Ben-Galim, Penelope T. Louis, and Angelo P. Giardino; title: Medical child abuse  -- Reena Isaac and Thomas A. Roesler; title: Other patterns of injury and child fatality  -- Vincent J. Palusci, Carl J. Schmidt, and Pamela Wallace Hammel; title: Maltreatment of children and youth with special healthcare needs  -- Patricia M. Sullivan, John F. Knutson, and Eleanor J. Ashford; title: Intimate partner violence  -- Jennifer Jarjosa Tscholl and Philip V. Scribano; title: Prevention of child physical abuse  -- Christopher S. Greeley; title: Multidisciplinary teams  -- Maria D. McColgan and Allan DeJong; title: Psychosocial assessment of alleged victims of child maltreatment  -- Kelli Connell-Carrick and Maria Scannapieco; title: Legal issues and documentation  -- Suzanna Tiapula and Angelo P. Giardino; title: Mental health issues : child physical abuse and neglect -- Toi Blakley Harris and Albert J. Sargent III.