Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Evidence

Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Evidence
ISBN-10
1416063935
ISBN-13
9781416063933
Series
Child Abuse and Neglect
Category
Medical
Pages
658
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Elsevier Health Sciences
Author
Carole Jenny

Description

Carole Jenny's Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence focuses attention on the clinical evidence of child abuse to help you correctly diagnose and treat such cases in your own practice. In print and online, this unique, well-illustrated clinical reference provides new insights into the presentation and differential diagnosis of physical abuse and looks at shaken baby syndrome, sex offenders, and abuse in religious organizations, information on the biomechanics of injury, and other factors. Identify an abusive injury and treat it effectively by reviewing evidence and critical analyses from leading authorities in the field. Recognize the signs of shaken baby syndrome, sex offenders, and abuse in religious organizations. Understand the biomechanics of injury to determine whether abuse was truly the cause of a child's injury. View illustrations that show first-hand examples of child abuse or neglect. Search the complete contents online and download the illustrations at www.expertconsult.com. Expert clinical evidence to recognize, diagnose and treat child abuse

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