Children at Risk

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Research in Child Abuse and Neglect

      • Robert T. Ammerman, Michel Hersen

      Pages 3-19

3. General Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. The Epidemiology of Child Maltreatment

      • Raymond H. Starr Jr., Howard Dubowitz, Beverly A. Bush

      Pages 23-53

   3. Trends in Legislation and Case Law on Child Abuse and Neglect

      • Randy K. Otto, Gary B. Melton

      Pages 55-83

   4. Research Directions Related to Child Abuse and Neglect

      • Roy C. Herrenkohl

      Pages 85-108

   5. Social and Emotional Consequences of Child Maltreatment

      • Lise M. Youngblade, Jay Belsky

      Pages 109-146

4. Risk Factors Associated with Child Abuse and Neglect

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147

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   2. Sociological and Ecological Factors

      • Joan I. Vondra

      Pages 149-170

   3. Parental Psychopathology and High-Risk Children

      • David C. Factor, David A. Wolfe

      Pages 171-198

   4. Predisposing Child Factors

      • Robert T. Ammerman

      Pages 199-221

5. Prevention and Treatment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223

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   2. Prevention Programs

      • Maxine R. Newman, John R. Lutzker

      Pages 225-248

   3. Treating the Abused Child

      • Anthony P. Mannarino, Judith A. Cohen

      Pages 249-268

   4. Treating the Child Abuser

      • Jeffrey A. Kelly

      Pages 269-287

6. Conclusions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289

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   2. Future Directions

      • James Garbarino

      Pages 291-298

7. Back Matter

   Pages 299-314

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During the past decade, a dramatic increase in research and clinical interest has risen in child abuse and neglect. This recent growth in awareness isdue at leastpartly to thealarmingstatisticsdocumentingthe incidence of child maltreatment. Almost one million children are re­ ported to be abused and neglected each year, and many experts believe that this figure underestimates the true incidence. Indeed, recentsurveys suggest that almost 1. 5 million children are the targets of domestic vio­ lence every year. A significantproportion of these children die as a func­ tion of this maltreatment, whereas theremaindersuffera variety ofshort­ and long-term deleterious medicaland psychosocial consequences. Child maltreatment is a universal problem that has precipitated a mobilization of effort from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, medicine, psychiatry, social work, sociology, and criminology. Particular attention has been directed toward the prevention and treatment of childabuse and neglect. Such endeavors require the screen­ ing of large groups in order to identify families that are at high-risk for engaging in such behavior. Delineating those characteristics that differ­ entiate high- from low-risk families and children is one of the obvious priorities for researchers and clinicians in the future. This book, there­ fore, carefully considers the status of research on risk factors of abuse and neglect in children. Adduced data undoubtedly will have practical value for subsequent intervention efforts.

• attention
• emotion
• epidemiology
• intervention
• psychiatry
• psychology

• Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, Pittsburgh, USA

  Robert T. Ammerman

• School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

  Michel Hersen

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