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

1. Introduction: Child Abuse and Neglect
Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle A. Lyn, Eileen R. Giardino

2. Evaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect
Rebecca G. Girardet, Angelo P. Giardino

3. Skin Injury: Bruises and Burns
Erin E. Endom, Angelo P. Giardino

4. Fractures and Skeletal Injuries
Nancy S. Harper, Arne H. Graff

5. Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma
Rohit Shenoi

6. Abusive Head Trauma
Erin E. Endom, Donna Mendez

7. Neglect and Failure to Thrive
Tal Ben-Galim, Penelope T. Louis, Angelo P. Giardino

8. Medical Child Abuse
Reena Isaac, Thomas A. Roesler

9. Other Patterns of Injury and Child Fatality
Vincent J. Palusci, Carl J. Schmidt, Pamela Wallace Hammel

10. Maltreatment of Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
Patricia M. Sullivan, John F. Knutson, Eleanor J. Ashford

11. Intimate Partner Violence
Jennifer Jarjosa Tscholl, Philip V. Scribano

12. Prevention of Child Physical Abuse
Christopher S. Greeley

13. Multidisciplinary Teams
Maria D. McColgan, Allan DeJong

14. Psychosocial Assessment of Alleged Victims of Child Maltreatment
Kelli Connell-Carrick, Maria Scannapieco

15. Legal Issues and Documentation
Suzanna Tiapula, Angelo P. Giardino

16. Mental Health Issues: Child Physical Abuse and Neglect
Toi Blakley Harris, Albert J. Sargent

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, Pediatrics, Social Work, Child and School Psychology, Criminology & Criminal Justice