Current research in shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is reviewed in this reference for social workers, police investigators, attorneys, and physicians. Early chapters offer a historical perspective and review the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and public health implications of shaken baby syndrome. Later chapters look at characteristics of perpe

Diagnose and treat shaken baby syndrome with advice from experts in the field When an angry adult shakes a baby, the child may suffer brain damage, broken ribs, deafness, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, coma, or death. Often there are personal, ethical, and legal consequences as well for everyone involved. The Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach is the first book to cover the full spectrum of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), from public health implications to prosecution. Because SBS causes so much damage and has so many implications, every case requires the cooperation of a...