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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’s 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. Child maltreatment is broadly categorized into (a) physical abuse, (b) sexual abuse, (c) emotional/psychological abuse, and (d) neglect. Neglect is further subcategorized into specific areas, such as physical, supervisional, educational, and emotional/psychological.] 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.
Springer Journals — Dec 12, 2018
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
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978-3-030-00634-1
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3 –26
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10.1007/978-3-030-00635-8_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’s 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. Child maltreatment is broadly categorized into (a) physical abuse, (b) sexual abuse, (c) emotional/psychological abuse, and (d) neglect. Neglect is further subcategorized into specific areas, such as physical, supervisional, educational, and emotional/psychological.]

Published: Dec 12, 2018

Keywords: Abuse; Neglect; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Costs; Etiology ACEs

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