Treatment of Child Abuse: Common Ground for Mental Health, Medical, and Legal Practitioners

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TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE This page intentionally left blank Treatment of CHILD ABUSE COMMON GROUND for MENTAL HEALTH, MEDICAL, and LEGAL PRACTITIONERS 2nd edition Edited by ROBERT M. REECE, M.D. ROCHELLE F. HANSON, PH.D. AND JOHN SARGENT, M.D. foreword by WALTER F. MONDALE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS | baltimore Note to the Reader: This book discusses the treatment of child abuse in general. It is not intended to provide medical or legal advice regarding specific cases. Drugs: The authors and publisher have made reasonable efforts to determine that the selection of drugs discussed in this text conforms to the practices of the general medical community. The medications described do not necessarily have specific approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the use in the diseases for which they are recommended. In view of ongoing research, changes in governmental regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert of each drug for any change in indications and dosage and for warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently used drug.© 2000, 2014 Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2014 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Treatment of child abuse : common ground for mental health, medical, and legal practitioners / edited by Robert M. Reece, M.D., Rochelle F. Hanson, Ph.D., and John Sargent, M.D. ; foreword by Walter F. Mondale. — Second edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1272-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1273-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1274-0 (electronic) ISBN-10: 1-4214-1272-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-4214-1273-X (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-4214-1274-8 (electronic) 1. Child abuse—Treatment. 2. Abused children—Rehabilitation. I. Reece, Robert M., editor of compilation. II. Hanson, Rochelle F., 1962– editor of compilation. III. Sargent, John, 1947– editor of compilation. RJ375.T74 2014 616.85'8223—dc23 2013025012 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. ...