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The Battered Child

The Battered Child

Helfer, Mary Edna
Kempe, Ruth S.
Krugman, Richard D.

Paperback

AbuseChild PsychologyPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 0226326233
ISBN13: 9780226326238
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: Jun 1 1999
Pages: 694
Weight: 2.32
Height: 1.23 Width: 6.70 Depth: 9.41
Language: English
First published in 1968, The Battered Child quickly became a landmark work. Our awareness of child abuse today is due in no small part to the remarkable impact of its first and subsequent editions.

The new edition of this classic text continues the legacy. While updating and significantly adding to previous editions, the fifth edition retains the multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach that initially set the work apart. This new edition contains chapters from professionals in such diverse fields as pediatrics, psychiatry, legal studies, and social work that reflect the past decade's extraordinary advances in research and techniques. Twenty of the book's 30 chapters are entirely new, while the remaining material has been extensively revised.

Part I provides a historical overview of child abuse and neglect as well as background material on the cultural, psychiatric, social, economic, and legal contexts of child maltreatment. Part II discusses the processes of assessing cases of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect from the unique perspectives of all the professionals involved, including teachers, pediatricians, and social workers. Part III describes intervention and treatment, focusing on legal issues, investigative procedures, and therapeutic processes, while Part IV addresses prevention and policy issues.

Previous editions of The Battered Child have earned the labels of a classic and a Bible. With its up-to-date information, unequaled scope, and contributions from experts on every aspect of child abuse, the fifth edition of this cornerstone text is even more essential to the field than its predecessors.

Comprehensive and up-to-date.--David Cottrell, British Journal of Psychiatry

A valuable contribution to the field of abuse and neglect--Prasanna Nair, Journal of the American Medical Association

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