The Battered Child

by Helfer, Mary Edna; Kempe, Ruth S.; Krugman, Richard D.

• ISBN13: 9780226326276
• ISBN10: 0226326276
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

First published in 1968,The Battered Childquickly became a landmark work. Our awareness of child abuse today is due in no small part to the remarkable impact of its first and subsequent editions.The new edition of this classic text continues the legacy. While updating and significantly adding to previous editions, the fifth edition retains the multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach that initially set the work apart. This new edition contains chapters from professionals in such diverse fields as pediatrics, psychiatry, legal studies, and social work that reflect the past decade's extraordinary advances in research and techniques. Twenty of the book's 30 chapters are entirely new, while the remaining material has been extensively revised. Part I provides a historical overview of child abuse and neglect as well as background material on the cultural, psychiatric, social, economic, and legal contexts of child maltreatment. Part II discusses the processes of assessing cases of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect from the unique perspectives of all the professionals involved, including teachers, pediatricians, and social workers. Part III describes intervention and treatment, focusing on legal issues, investigative procedures, and therapeutic processes, while Part IV addresses prevention and policy issues.Previous editions ofThe Battered Childhave earned the labels of "a classic" and a "Bible." With its up-to-date information, unequaled scope, and contributions from experts on every aspect of child abuse, the fifth edition of this cornerstone text is even more essential to the field than its predecessors."Comprehensive and up-to-date."David Cottrell,British Journal of Psychiatry"A valuable contribution to the field of abuse and neglect"Prasanna Nair,Journal of the American Medical Association

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Fifth Edition	xi	(2)
Preface to the Fifth Edition	xiii	(2)
Preface to the Fourth Edition	xv	(2)
Preface to the Third Edition	xvii	(2)
Preface to the Second Edition	xix	(2)
Preface to the First Edition	xxi
PART 1 CONTEXT	2	(104)
Editors' Comments	2	(1)
1 Children in a World of Violence: The Roots of Child Maltreatment	3	(26)
ROBERT W. TEN BENSEL
MARGUERITE M. RHEINBERGER
SAMUEL X. RADBILL
2 Culture and Child Maltreatment	29	(20)
JILL E. KORBIN
3 The Role of Economic Deprivation in the Social Context of Child Maltreatment	49	(12)
JAMES GARBARINO
4 The Legal Context of Child Abuse and Neglect: Balancing the Rights of Children and Parents in a Democratic Society	61	(12)
DONALD C. BROSS
5 Psychodynamic and Biological Factors in Child Maltreatment	73	(33)
BRANDT F. STEELE
PART 2 ASSESSMENT	106	(344)
Editors' Comments	106	(1)
6 Communication in the Therapeutic Relationship: Concepts, Strategies, and Skills	107	(13)
MARY EDNA HELFER
7 The Assessment of Child Abuse: A Primary Function of Child Protective Services	120	(30)
MICHAEL W. WEBER
8 Family Assessment	150	(25)
ELIZABETH A. W. SEAGULL
9 Evaluation of Physical Abuse	175	(46)
KENNETH WAYNE FELDMAN
10 Imaging in Child Abuse	221	(27)
WILBUR L. SMITH
11 The Pathology of Child Abuse	248	(48)
ROBERT H. KIRSCHNER
12 Assessment of Suspected Child Sexual Abuse	296	(17)
DAVID P. H. JONES
13 Medical Evaluation of the Sexually Abused Child	313	(16)
SUSAN K. REICHERT
14 The Sexual Abuser	329	(18)
GAIL RYAN
15 The Neglect of Child Neglect	347	(27)
HENDRIKA B. CANTWELL
16 Growth Failure in Infants	374	(18)
R. KIM OATES
RUTH S. KEMPE
17 Psychological Maltreatment	392	(21)
MARLA R. BRASSARD
DAVID B. HARDY
18 Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Currency in Counterfeit Illness	413	(18)
DONNA ANDREA ROSENBERG
19 Unusual Forms of Child Abuse	431	(19)
DONNA ANDREA ROSENBERG
PART 3 INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT	450	(128)
Editors' Comments	450	(1)
20 The Role of Law Enforcement in the Investigation of Child Abuse and Neglect	451	(9)
JACK R. SHEPHERD
21 Lawyers' Roles in Child Protection	460	(22)
DONALD N. DUQUETTE
22 The Courts and Child Maltreatment	482	(18)
HOWARD A. DAVIDSON
23 Alternative Forms of Intervention	500	(21)
CATHERINE MARNEFFE
24 Treatment of the Child and the Family Where Child Abuse or Neglect Has Occurred	521	(22)
DAVID P. H. JONES
25 A Developmental Approach to the Treatment of Abused Children	543	(23)
RUTH S. KEMPE
26 Further Reflections on the Therapy of Those Who Maltreat Children	566	(12)
BRANDT F. STEELE
PART 4 PREVENTION	578	(65)
Editors' Comments	578	(1)
27 An Overview of Prevention of Physical Abuse and Neglect	579	(15)
ANNE COHN DONNELLY
28 A Clinical and Developmental Approach to Prevention	594	(21)
RAY E. HELFER
RICHARD D. KRUGMAN
29 Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse	615	(12)
DAVID FINKELHOR
DEBORAH DARO
30 Child Protection Policy	627	(16)
RICHARD D. KRUGMAN
Contributors	643	(2)
Index	645