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

This comprehensive volume provides critical information on the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment and follow-up care of children suspected of having been abused or neglected.

Foreword - Stephen Ludwig
Introduction to Abuse and Neglect
Evaluation of Abuse and Neglect
Skin
Bruises and Burns
Evaluation of Fractures and Skeletal Injuries
Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma
Head Trauma - with A C Duhaime
Neglect and Failure To Thrive - with Trude A Haecker and Martha M Cockerill
Other Patterns of Injury
Psychosocial Assessment - with Jennifer Diem Inglis
Legal Issues and Documentation - with Suan Perlis Marx