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

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxii

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2. Child Abuse as a Health Problem

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction: Child Abuse and Neglect

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

      Pages 3-30

   3. Evaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect

      • Rebecca G. Girardet, Angelo P. Giardino

      Pages 31-81

3. Specific Injuries

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Skin Injury: Bruises and Burns

      • Erin E. Endom, Angelo P. Giardino

      Pages 85-140

   3. Fractures and Skeletal Injuries

      • Nancy S. Harper, Arne H. Graff

      Pages 141-206

   4. Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma

      • Rohit Shenoi

      Pages 207-229

   5. Abusive Head Trauma

      • Erin E. Endom, Donna Mendez

      Pages 231-259

   6. Neglect and Failure to Thrive

      • Tal Ben-Galim, Penelope T. Louis, Angelo P. Giardino

      Pages 261-290

   7. Medical Child Abuse

      • Reena Isaac, Thomas A. Roesler

      Pages 291-305

   8. Other Patterns of Injury and Child Fatality

      • Vincent J. Palusci, Carl J. Schmidt, Pamela Wallace Hammel

      Pages 307-332

4. Related Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 333-333

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   2. Maltreatment of Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs

      • Patricia M. Sullivan, John F. Knutson, Eleanor J. Ashford

      Pages 335-351

   3. Intimate Partner Violence

      • Jennifer Jarjosa Tscholl, Philip V. Scribano

      Pages 353-370

   4. Prevention of Child Physical Abuse

      • Christopher S. Greeley

      Pages 371-400

5. Teamwork

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 401-401

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   2. Multidisciplinary Teams

      • Maria D. McColgan, Allan DeJong

      Pages 403-424

   3. Psychosocial Assessment of Alleged Victims of Child Maltreatment

      • Kelli Connell-Carrick, Maria Scannapieco

      Pages 425-443

   4. Legal Issues and Documentation

      • Suzanna Tiapula, Angelo P. Giardino

      Pages 445-475

As we near the 50th anniversary of the landmark article by C. Henry Kempe and his colleagues entitled “The Battered Child Syndrome”, which ushered in the modern era of professional attention by pediatricians and other child health professionals, we have reason for both celebration and concern. We can take heart that over the recent ve decades, a great deal of professional attention focused on the problem of child abuse and neglect. In every state of the country, there are mandatory repo- ing laws that require nurses, physicians, and social workers to report suspicions of maltreatment to the appropriate authorities for investigation. The act of repo- ing provides legal immunity to the reporter except when performed in bad faith. Progress in understanding the factors that place children at risk for harm from ph- ical abuse and neglect now permits prevention and intervention. The peer-reviewed literature dealing with child abuse and neglect has proliferated with high quality work being done and reported on the many dimensions related to the epidemi- ogy, mechanism, treatment, and prognosis of child maltreatment. Efforts are being directed toward developing an evidence-based approach to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. These are some of the positives. However, negatives exist and remain reasons for concern. Despite a tremendous amount of attention to the pr- lem of maltreatment, there are at least 3 million reports of suspected child abuse and neglect made annually, with nearly 1 million cases being substantiated.

• GEM919
• assessment
• child abuse
• child development
• child neglect
• child protective services
• factious disorder by proxy
• forensic pediatrics
• injury
• maltreatment
• violence
• maternal and child health

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This second and enlarged edition discusses the important and universal problem related to the main theme. … With many illustrations. … For all pediatricians, public health workers, child health and school personnel, child psychologists and psychiatrists.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 8 (2), December, 2010)

• Texas Children's Health Plan, Inc., Houston, USA

  Angelo P. Giardino

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

  Michelle A. Lyn

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

  Eileen R. Giardino

Angelo P. Giardino is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is also Medical Director of Texas Children's Health Plan, Inc.

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