Chronic Disease and Disability: Abuse and Neglect in Childhood and Adolescence

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Donald E. Greydanus, MD (Editor)
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

Vincent J. Palusci, MD (Editor)
Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, Frances L Loeb Child Protection and Development Center, New York, US

Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, (Editor)
Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel
Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel
School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Series: Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health
BISAC: MED069000

In the 19th century, a greater understanding of children’s rights was acknowledged, and in the 20th century, child abuse was discovered in 1962 after many years of “turning a blind eye”. The number of reported cases of child abuse worldwide has since exploded into a public health epidemic with a much higher incidence than better-funded diseases such as juvenile cancer. The evaluation of child abuse and neglect is complex, with many professionals and agencies involved to try and decrease these incidences. This can be one of the reasons why the field has not been able to attract appropriate resources for prevention, treatment, education and research. Child abuse must be looked upon as a major public health problem, and professionals must make the 21st century a “century for the child”. In this book, the authors have given a short review of the field. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter 1. Abuse and Maltreatment Over Time
Joav Merrick, Donald E Greydanus and Vincent J Palusci (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, and others)

Section One: Perspectives on Abuse and Maltreatment

Chapter 2. Normal Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence
Donald E Greydanus and Helen D Pratt (Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America)

Chapter 3. Basic Principles of Abuse in Children and Adolescents
Vincent J Palusci and Margaret T McHugh (Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Frances L Loeb Child Protection and Development Center, New York, United States of America)

Chapter 4. Tragedy of Sibling Abuse: Convergence of Fiction, Research, and the Reality of Human Nature
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, United States of America, and others)

Chapter 5. Child Sexual Abuse Perspectives
Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick (Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America, and others)

Chapter 6. Perspectives on Incest: A Perplexing Paradox Characterized by Destructive Betrayal of Trust
Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick (Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America, and others)

Chapter 7. The Adolescent Sexual Perpetrator
Helen D Pratt and Donald E Greydanus (Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America)

Section Two: Acknowledgments

Chapter 8. About the Editors

Chapter 9. About the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine (WMED), Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Chapter 10. About the Frances L Loeb Child Protection and Development Center, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, United States

Chapter 11. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel

Chapter 12. About Book Series “Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health”

Section Three: Index

Index

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