Full Description
Written by a group of nationally-recognized physicians, Evaluation of the Sexually Abused Child, 2nd ed. is a comprehensive and authoritative resource that provides a step-by-step discussion of how to interview and clinically evaluate suspected child sexual abuse cases. The contributors draw on their extensive experience to provide sensitive and practical guidance on psychological aspects of abuse, conducting the medical interview and physical exam to make a diagnosis, sexually transmitted disease, and the role of the physician in court. This new edition includes updated information on lab techniques, revised protocols for intervention programs, and a host of new data from several recently released longitudinal studies that followed abused children into adolescence and adulthood. A key feature of the first edition, a photographic atlas documenting and classifying ambiguous signs of abuse, has been expanded by more than 40 per cent to incorporate new photos on the sexual abuse of adolescents, patterns of healing trauma, and additional examples of normal variations and medical conditions.
Contents
PREFACE; 1. Helping the Medical Professional Make the Diagnosis of Sexual Abuse: 10 Years Later; 2. The Child Protection System; 3. Psychological Effects of Child Sexual Abuse; 4. The Medical Interview; 5. Physical Examination of the Child and Adolescent; 6. Forensic Examination: The Role of the Physician as Medical Detective; 7. Anatomy; 8. Photographic Atlas; 9. Sexually Transmitted Diseases; 10. Testifying as an Expert Witness; Glossary; Annotated Bibliography; Appendices; A. State of California Sexual Abuse Protocol; B. Memphis, TN Sexual Abuse Protocol; C. Commonwealth of MA Sexual Abuse Protocol; D. Pilot Sexual Abuse Protocol, Children's Hospital, Boston; E. Preappointment Questionnaire, University of California, Irvine; F. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Practice Guidelines: Descriptive Terminology in Child Sexual Abuse Medical Evaluations; Index
