Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse

Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse
ISBN-10
1936590743
ISBN-13
9781936590742
Pages
439
Language
English
Published
2019-04
Publisher
STM LEARNING
Authors
Randell Alexander, Nancy Sanders Harper

Description

The second edition of Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse is revised and updatedto reflect contemporary best practices for the pediatric approach to childhood sexualabuse. This text is specifically developed to equip physicians, nurses, and othermedical professionals with the necessary tools to identify cases of child sexual abuseand to effectively treat and examine sexually abused patients. Professionals who work with sexually abused children face a great challenge innot only treating the immediate outcomes of sexual abuse but also safeguardingtheir patients' long-term recovery. To meet their needs and the needs of those intheir care, Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse, Second Edition offers a wealthof evidence-based research and practical guidelines to the evaluation of childhoodsexual abuse.

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