Nancy Sanders Harper & Randell Alexander 
Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse 2e 

546 pages, 315 images, 46 contributors


Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse, Second Edition is specifically developed to equip physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals with the necessary tools to identify cases of child sexual abuse. This new edition is revised and updated to reflect contemporary best practices for the pediatric approach to childhood sexual abuse and effectively treat and examine sexually abused patients.

Professionals who work with sexually abused children face a great challenge in not only treating the immediate outcomes of sexual abuse but also safeguarding their patients’ long-term recovery. To meet their needs and the needs of those in their care, Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse, Second Edition offers a wealth of evidence-based research and practical guidelines to the evaluation of childhood sexual abuse.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse: An Historical Overview

2. Basic Anatomy of the Genitalia and Anus

3. The Medical Evaluation of a Suspected Childhood Sexual Abuse Victim

4. The Medical Evaluation of Acute Sexual Abuse or Assault in Children and Adolescents

5. The Sexual Abuse Postexamination Conference With Families

6. Non-Emergent Medical Examination Procedures and Techniques

7. Evidence-based Approach to Child Sexual Abuse Examination Findings

8. Interpretation of Genital and Anal Findings in Children and Adolescents With Suspected Sexual Abuse: State of the Science

9. Medical Conditions That Mimic Sexual Abuse

10. Sexually Transmitted Infections

11. Collection and Testing of DNA Evidence

12. Child Sexual Abuse Medical Examiners

13. The Multidisciplinary Team and Child Sexual Abuse

14. Child Sexual Abuse: An International Perspective

15. Adolescent Issues in Sexual Abuse and Assault

16. Child Sexual Exploitation

17. Child Sexual Abuse of Children With Disabilities

18. The Medical Professional’s Guide to Court Process and Procedures

19. The Adverse Effects of Sexual Abuse

20. Therapy for the Child Sexual Abuse Victim

21. The Path to Prevention

Über den Autor

Randell Alexander is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida and the Morehouse School of Medicine. He currently serves as chief of the Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics and interim chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. He is the statewide medical director of child protections teams for the Department of Health’s Children’s Medical Services and is part of the International Advisory Board for the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. He has also served as vice chair of the US Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the boards of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and Prevent Child Abuse America. He is an active researcher, lectures widely, and testifies frequently in major child abuse cases throughout the country.