Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference and a Comprehensive Phtographic Reference Identifying Potential Child Abuse

Child Maltreatment A Clinical Guide and Photographic Reference, Second Edition, is the essential deskside reference for anyone who is involved in the identifying, interpreting, and reporting of child abuse caseslaw enforcement, medical professionals, social workers, attorneys, and others. This two-volume set is the most comprehensive available on child maltreatment and abuse. Authored by a nationally recognized expert with contributions from more than 40 seasoned professionals in the various areas of child abuse, all chapters in Child Maltreatment, Second Edition have been updated with the latest research, statistics, and terminology available. Detailed case studies provide you with an informed, clinical understanding of child abuse. More than 1000 full-color images illustrate types of abuse cases routinely encountered. This reference provides every tool you will need to effectively identify and report child abuse.

• oral injuries
• developmental influences
• arttherapy
• psychopathology and the role of the child psychiatrist
• child fatality review teams, failure to thrive, and forensic findings
• more than 225 new photographs and 250 new pages have also been added