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A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect

  • Updates and expands on the fields from the earlier editions by including up-to-date research and issues as well as new statistics and data
  • Adds chapters on maltreatment in the setting of sports teams and corporal punishment and child discipline
  • Strikes a balance between theory and clinical practice pulling in evidence-based practice principles
  • Uses a multidisciplinary approach to other fields

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
  2. Child Abuse as a Health Problem

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction: Child Abuse and Neglect

      • Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle A. Lyn, Eileen R. Giardino
      Pages 3-26
    3. Evaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect

      • Sheela L. Lahoti, Rebecca G. Girardet, Angelo P. Giardino
      Pages 27-73
  3. Specific Injuries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
    2. Skin Injury: Bruises and Burns

      • Erin E. Endom, Angelo P. Giardino
      Pages 77-131
    3. Fractures and Skeletal Injuries

      • Angela Bachim, Nancy S. Harper
      Pages 133-194
    4. Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma

      • Rohit Shenoi
      Pages 195-219
    5. Abusive Head Trauma

      • Donna Mendez, Erin E. Endom
      Pages 221-249
    6. Neglect and Failure to Thrive

      • Lauren R. Burge, Penelope T. Louis, Angelo P. Giardino
      Pages 251-285
    7. Medical Child Abuse

      • Reena Isaac
      Pages 287-297
    8. Other Patterns of Injury and Child Fatality

      • Vincent J. Palusci, Carl J. Schmidt, Pamela Wallace Hammel
      Pages 299-334
  4. Related Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 335-335
    2. Maltreatment of Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN)

      • Heather C. Moore, Angelo P. Giardino
      Pages 337-354
    3. Intimate Partner Violence

      • Jennifer J. Tscholl, Philip V. Scribano
      Pages 355-373
    4. Prevention of Child Physical Abuse

      • Christopher S. Greeley
      Pages 375-404
    5. Child Maltreatment and Sports Activities

      • Angelo P. Giardino
      Pages 405-429
    6. Corporal Punishment

      • Paige Culotta, Taylor McLain
      Pages 431-443
  5. Teamwork

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 445-445
    2. Multidisciplinary Teams

      • Maria D. McColgan, Dominick A. Siconolfi, Allan DeJong
      Pages 447-467

About this book

The impact of child maltreatment on victims, families, and society—from immediate medical care and legal services to long-term mental health care and law enforcement—cannot be understated. And it remains a severe problem in spite of increasing public awareness and stricter laws. To keep up with growing body of professionals staying informed on this subject, the third edition of A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect assists the reader in recognizing abuse/neglect (exclusive of sexual abuse) in children and youth, and determining its extent. Illustrated with clinical photographs, the Guide details systematic evaluation procedures, explains the tasks of an evaluation team, and expands and updates the knowledge base in these and other major areas:


  • Specific injuries, including burns, bruises, fractures, and head and abdominal injuries
  • Malnourishment and otherforms of neglect
  • Medical child abuse (previously known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)
  • Maltreatment of children with special health care needs
  • Domestic partner violence
  • Prevention strategies, psychosocial assessment, collaborations with law enforcement and the courts, and more




The new edition of A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect offers expert information useful to practitioners across professional domains: public health professionals in maternal and child health and school settings; physicians and nurses; clinical social workers, child psychologists, and school psychologists; and attorneys and law enforcement personnel.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

    Angelo P. Giardino

  • Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA

    Michelle A. Lyn

  • Department of Integrative Care, School of Nursing at Houston, University of Texas, Houston, USA

    Eileen R. Giardino

About the editors

Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, is chair of the Department of Pediatrics and chief medical officer of Primary Children's Hospital at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is series editor of the SpringerBriefs in Child Health book series.

Michelle A. Lyn, MD, FAAP, is associate professor of Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and medical director of Care Management and Patient Flow at Texas Children's Hospital, in Houston, TX, USA.


Eileen R. Giardino, RN, PhD, FNP-BC, is associate professor of Clinical Nursing at University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston in Houston, TX, USA.





Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect

  • Editors: Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle A. Lyn, Eileen R. Giardino

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00635-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00634-1Published: 21 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00635-8Published: 11 December 2018

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XXXII, 558

  • Number of Illustrations: 69 b/w illustrations, 122 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Originally published by SAGE, 1997

  • Topics: Maternal and Child Health, Child Well-being, Child and School Psychology, Pediatrics, Violence and Crime, General Practice / Family Medicine

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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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