Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse 4th Edition

A Practical Guide

Martin A. Finkel, Angelo P. Giardino
AAP
481 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1610022958
June 2019

The fourth edition of this best-selling reference is a valuable resource to clinicians and child advocates serving children and families affected by suspicions of child sexual abuse. Fully updated and revised by leading experts on child abuse, this resource covers what a complete and comprehensive medical evaluation entails, when to seek an examination, the importance of conducting a medical history, how discrepancies between a child’s history and physical findings can be explained, how the child’s medical record should be structured, what types of documentation should be expected, and how a medical diagnosis is formulated.