Alexander & Debra Esernio-Jenssen 
Child Maltreatment Assessment-Volume 2 
Sexual, Emotional, and Psychological Abuse

Child Maltreatment Assessment Volume 2 serves to help readers identify and interpret sexual, emotional, and psychological forms of abuse in children by providing chapters on the topics of sexual abuse, neglect and abandonment, torture, and more. While sexual abuse typically has some physical indicators, many cases of emotional and psychological abuse do not. By providing detailed examples and descriptions of abusive scenarios and injuries that readers may encounter in the field, this workbook aims to better prepare experienced professionals and students alike.

Table of Content

1. Child Sexual Abuse

2. Sexually Transmitted Infections

3. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

4. Neglect

5. Psychological Maltreatment

6. Torture

7. Psychopathology of Child Maltreatment

8. Treatment and Therapy

About the author

Ruchita Doshi, DO, is currently working at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital as both a Pediatric Hospitalist and for the Child Protection Team. She graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2015 and completed her pediatric residency iat Lehigh Valley Health Network in 2018. In 2018, she became a board certified pediatrician. She is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Ray Helfer Society.