Child Abuse: Indicators, Psychological Impact & Prevention

ISBN-13: 9781622571130 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 158 str.

Raymond A Turner;Henry O Rogers

Opis

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of child abuse indicators, psychological impact and prevention. Topics discussed in this compilation include the link between mistreatment and obesity in childhood; child maltreatment prevalence and consequences of victimisation; bone disease and fractures in early childhood and their relation to child abuse; managing the risk of child sexual abuse including prevention and intervention strategies; addressing childhood trauma in Malta; the role of child sexual abuse in the development of psychopathology and borderline personality disorder.