Table of Contents
Dedication
Introduction
Chapter 1. Children with Disabilities
Vincent J Palusci, Dena Nazer, Donald E Greydanus, and Joav Merrick (New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA, and others)
Section One: Aspects of Maltreatment and Disability
Chapter 2. Genetics, Epigenetics and the Molecular Marks of Stress: A Primer
Kushol Gupta (Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Chapter 3. Disability and the Epidemiology of Child Abuse and Neglect
Vincent J Palusci (New York University School of Medicine, New York, Frances L Loeb Child Protection and Development Center, Bellevue Hospital, New York, USA)
Chapter 4. Conceptual Framework and Definitions of Disability: An Overview
Dilip R Patel and Kelly A Brown (Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)
Chapter 5. Abuse and Neglect as Cause for Disability
Anastasia Feifer and Ingrid Walker-Descartes (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, and others)
Chapter 6. Tragedy of Sibling Abuse of Children with Disabilities
Donald E Greydanus, Elizabeth K Hawver and Joav Merrick (Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)
Chapter 7. Disability and Abuse: Some International Aspects
Joav Merrick (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, and others)
Section Two: Assessment, Treatment, Reporting and Prevention
Chapter 8. Evaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect in Children with Disabilities
Dena Nazer (Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Kids-TALK Children’s Advocacy Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Chapter 9. Sexual Abuse: Medical Evaluation and Management in Children with Disabilities
Dena Nazer (Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Kids-TALK Children’s Advocacy Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Chapter 10. Sexual Behaviors in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: Assessment and Treatment
Alyse Mandel and Ellen Datner (Bellevue Hospital Frances L. Loeb Child Protection and Development Center, New York City Health and Hospitals, New York, New York, USA)
Chapter 11. Recognizing and Responding to Suspected Maltreatment of Children with Medical Complexity: Medical Neglect, Medical Child Abuse and Challenges Facing Families, Mandated Reporters and Members of the Health Care and Case Planning Teams
Alex Okun (New Alternatives for Children, New York, New York, USA)
Chapter 12. Legal Issues in Child Welfare Cases Involving Children with Disabilities
Frank E Vandervort and Joshua B Kay (University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)
Chapter 13. Preventing Maltreatment in Children with Disabilities
Vincent J Palusci (New York University School of Medicine and the Frances L Loeb Child Protection and Development Center, Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York, USA)
Section Three: Acknowledgements
Chapter 14. About the Editors
Chapter 15. About the Frances L Loeb Child Protection and Development Center, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, United States
Chapter 16. About the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and the Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Chapter 17. About the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine (WMED), Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Chapter 18. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel
Chapter 19. About book series “Disability studies”
Section Four: Index
Index
