Description
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this best-selling reference is a valuable resource to clinicians and child advocates serving children and families affected by suspicions of child sexual abuse.
Fully updated and revised by leading experts on child abuse, this resource covers what a complete and comprehensive medical evaluation entails, when to seek an examination, the importance of conducting a medical history, how discrepancies between a child's history and physical findings can be explained, how the child's medical record should be structured, what types of documentation should be expected, and how a medical diagnosis is formulated.
New Topics Include
- Telemedicine in the child sexual abuse medical evaluation
- Human trafficking
- International issues in child sexual abuse
- Enhanced focus on findings that mimic sexual abuse and on developmental considerations
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. The Problem
- 2. The Evaluation
- 3. Physical Examination
- 4. Documentation of Physical Evidence in Child Sexual Abuse
- 5. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Child And Adolescent Sexual Assault and Abuse
- 6. Forensic Evidence in Child Sexual Abuse
- 7. Adolescent Issues in Sexual Abuse
- 8. Mimics of Sexual Abuse
- 9. Telemedicine and the Child Sexual Abuse Medical Evaluation
- 10. The Roles of Nursing in Issues of Child Sexual Abuse
- 11. Developmental Considerations When Interviewing Children and the Forensic Evaluation Process
- 12. Child Sexual Abuse Education and Treatment for Youth
- 13. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Child Maltreatment: Accessing Community Resources
- 14. Legal Issues in the Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse
- 15. Child Sexual Exploitation: Recognition and Prevention Considerations
- 16. Human Trafficking
- 17. Documentation, Report Formulation, and Conclusions
- 18. Child Sexual Abuse: An International Perspective
