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Robert T. Ammerman
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Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, Pittsburgh, USA
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Michel Hersen
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School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xvii
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Introduction
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- Robert T. Ammerman, Michel Hersen
Pages 3-19
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General Issues
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- Raymond H. Starr Jr., Howard Dubowitz, Beverly A. Bush
Pages 23-53
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- Randy K. Otto, Gary B. Melton
Pages 55-83
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- Lise M. Youngblade, Jay Belsky
Pages 109-146
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Risk Factors Associated with Child Abuse and Neglect
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Front Matter
Pages 147-147
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- David C. Factor, David A. Wolfe
Pages 171-198
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Prevention and Treatment
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Front Matter
Pages 223-223
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- Maxine R. Newman, John R. Lutzker
Pages 225-248
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- Anthony P. Mannarino, Judith A. Cohen
Pages 249-268
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Conclusions
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Front Matter
Pages 289-289
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Back Matter
Pages 299-314
About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, Pittsburgh, USA
Robert T. Ammerman
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School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Michel Hersen
