A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect (3rd Ed., 3rd ed. 2019)

Coordinators: Giardino Angelo P., Lyn Michelle A., Giardino Eileen R.

Language: English

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The impact of child maltreatment on victims, families, and society?from immediate medical care and legal services to long-term mental health care and law enforcement?cannot be understated. And it remains a severe problem in spite of increasing public awareness and stricter laws. To keep up with growing body of professionals staying informed on this subject, the third edition of A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect assists the reader in recognizing abuse/neglect (exclusive of sexual abuse) in children and youth, and determining its extent. Illustrated with clinical photographs, the Guide details systematic evaluation procedures, explains the tasks of an evaluation team, and expands and updates the knowledge base in these and other major areas:


  • Specific injuries, including burns, bruises, fractures, and head and abdominal injuries

  • Malnourishment and other forms of neglect

  • Medical child abuse (previously known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)

  • Maltreatment of children with special health care needs

  • Domestic partner violence

  • Prevention strategies, psychosocial assessment, collaborations with law enforcement and the courts, and more


The new edition of A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect offers expert information useful to practitioners across professional domains: public health professionals in maternal and child health and school settings; physicians and nurses; clinical social workers, child psychologists, and school psychologists; and attorneys and law enforcement personnel.
Part I: Child Abuse as a Health Problem
Introduction: Child Abuse and Neglect
Evaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect

Part II: Specific Injuries
Skin Injuries: Bruises and Burns
Fractures and Skeletal Injuries
Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma
Abusive Head Trauma
Neglect and Failure to Thrive
Medical Child Abuse
Other Patterns of Injury and Child Fatality

Part III: Related Issues
Maltreatment for Children and Youth With Special Healthcare Needs
Intimate Partner Violence
Prevention of Child Physical Abuse
Maltreatment in the Setting of Sports Teams (new to third edition)
Corporal Punishment and Child Discipline (new to third edition)

Part IV:  Teamwork
Multidisciplinary Teams
Psychosocial Assessment of Alleged Victims of Child Maltreatment
Legal Issues and Documentation
Mental Health Issues: Child Physical Abuse and Neglect
Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, is chair of the Department of Pediatrics and chief medical officer of Primary Children's Hospital at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is series editor of the SpringerBriefs in Child Health book series.

Michelle A. Lyn, MD, FAAP, is associate professor of Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and medical director of Care Management and Patient Flow at Texas Children's Hospital, in Houston, TX, USA.

Eileen R. Giardino, RN, PhD, FNP-BC, is associate professor of Clinical Nursing at University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston in Houston, TX, USA.


Updates and expands on the fields from the earlier editions by including up-to-date research and issues as well as new statistics and data

Adds chapters on maltreatment in the setting of sports teams and corporal punishment and child discipline

Strikes a balance between theory and clinical practice pulling in evidence-based practice principles

Uses a multidisciplinary approach to other fields