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

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: Introduction: Child... [Child abuse and neglect, child maltreatment, and child victimization are interchangeable terms that refer to a major public health problem confronting children and families. Abuse manifests when the child or adolescent’s caregiver fails to provide for the youth’s health and well-being either by causing an injury or, as in neglect, by not meeting a basic need. Because of the multifaceted nature of abuse, a comprehensive definition of child abuse and neglect draws upon information from a number of disciplines and a variety of professionals. The phenomenon of child maltreatment has diverse medical, developmental, psychosocial, and legal consequences. Child abuse and neglect, along with its synonyms, describes a wide range of situations. It involves caregiver acts of commission or omission that had or are likely to have injurious effects on the child’s physical, developmental, and psychosocial well-being.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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

Editors: Giardino, Angelo P.; Lyn, Michelle A.; Giardino, Eileen R.
Giardino, Angelo P.; Lyn, Michelle A.; Giardino, Eileen R.
A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect — Feb 22, 2010
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Publisher
Springer New York
Copyright
© Springer-Verlag New York 2009
ISBN
978-1-4419-0701-1
Pages
3 –30
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-0702-8_1
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Abstract

[Child abuse and neglect, child maltreatment, and child victimization are interchangeable terms that refer to a major public health problem confronting children and families. Abuse manifests when the child or adolescent’s caregiver fails to provide for the youth’s health and well-being either by causing an injury or, as in neglect, by not meeting a basic need. Because of the multifaceted nature of abuse, a comprehensive definition of child abuse and neglect draws upon information from a number of disciplines and a variety of professionals. The phenomenon of child maltreatment has diverse medical, developmental, psychosocial, and legal consequences. Child abuse and neglect, along with its synonyms, describes a wide range of situations. It involves caregiver acts of commission or omission that had or are likely to have injurious effects on the child’s physical, developmental, and psychosocial well-being.]

Published: Feb 22, 2010

Keywords: Intimate Partner Violence; Child Abuse; Child Sexual Abuse; Physical Abuse; Corporal Punishment

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