Linda Ledray & Ann W. Burgess 
Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault 
A Resource for Clinicians and Related Professionals

512 pages, 238 images, with 24 contributors

Sexual assault remains one of the most problematic and controversial issues in law, medicine, and in society at large. Following the outcry against recent scandals, it has become even more important that medical, law enforcement, legal, social service, and other professionals possess comprehensive knowledge on all issues pertaining to rape, assault, sexual exploitation, and the exam findings of each. It is no longer enough to trust feelings or intuitions; experts in the field must present solid forensic evidence in a knowledgeable manner. Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault: A Resource for Clinicians and Related Professionals is intended to introduce that knowledge and to familiarize readers with the forensic elements of a sexual assault examination.

Table of Content

1. History and Overview
2. Basic Anogenital Anatomy and Human Sexual Response
3. Body Injury and Dynamics of Sexual Assault
4. The Sexual Assault Exam: Components and Documentation
5. Biological Evidence: Collection and Use in Courtroom Testimony
6. Complications of Sexual Assault: STI and Pregnancy
7. Male Victims
8. Suspect Exams
9. Victim Impact and Recovery
10. Psychobiology of Trauma: Impact on Memory and Response
11. Education and Qualifications of the Sexual Assault Examiner
12. SART Operation
13. SART in the Military
14. Rape on Campus
15. Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault
16. Intimate Partner Violence
17. Human Trafficking
18. Elder Sexual Assault
19. Sexual Homicide
20. SANE-SART Evalutation

About the author

Angelo P. Giardino, MD, Ph D, MPH, FAAP is the medical director of Texas Children’s Health Plan, a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, and an attending physician for the Texas Children’s Hospital’s forensic pediatrics service at the Children’s Assessment Center in Houston, Texas.