The Maltreatment of Children

The Maltreatment of Children Description

1. Introduction a child speaks.- 2. Child abuse and neglect medical aspects.- 3. Radiological and pathological aspects of the battered child syndrome.- 4. Management of the problem.- 5. The epidemiology of child abuse.- 6. The extent of child abuse.- 7. The psychiatrist's viewpoint.- 8. The psychological aspects of child abuse.- 9. The needs of children.- 10. Child abuse, neglect and deprivation and the family.- 11. Medical-legal and societal problems involving children child prostitution, child pornography and drug-related abuse; recommended legislation.- 12. The contributions of the social agencies and the social worker.- 13. The emergence of the child as a legal entity.- Appendix J. E. Oliver.