Chadwick's Child Maltreatment: Physical abuse and neglect

David L. Chadwick, Randell Alexander, Angelo P. Giardino, Debra Esernio-Jenssen, Jonathan D. Thackeray

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Published: 2014

Pages: 600

Volume One in the fourth edition of Chadwick's Child Maltreatment provides an overview of the signs and effects of physical abuse and neglect toward children. The clinical text includes essential information for professionals who work to identify, treat, and prevent child abuse and neglect. The clinical portion of the text is accompanied by a photographic atlas in the back of the book, which includes current case studies and more than 1000 images and illustrations that complement many of the main topics included in the clinical text, plus chapters on radiology and photo documentation. Volume Two in the fourth edition of Chadwick's Child Maltreatment series provides an overview of the signs and effects of sexual abuse and psychological maltreatment toward children. The clinical text includes new and revised content on topics that are critical to the effective assessment and treatment of sexually and psychologically abused victims. The clinical portion of the text is accompanied by a photographic atlas in the back of the book, which includes current cases studies and more than 300 images and illustrations that document instances of sexual abuse and equipment used by professionals for documentation. Volume Three in the fourth edition of Chadwick's Child Maltreatment provides an overview of topics ranging from the risks of the Internet and family abduction, the legal and forensic aspects of child maltreatment cases, and the roles of physicians, nurses, social workers, and multidisciplinary teams. The clinical portion of the text is accompanied by a photographic atlas in the back of the book, which includes more than 450 images and case histories on key topics, including police investigations, resources and settings, and prevention.

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