The child abusers : research and controversy

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The child abusers : research and controversy

Colin Pritchard

Open University Press, 2004

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-210) and indexes

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780335210329

内容説明

* How can we improve child protection/ * What can we learn from recent child abuse cases and research? * Who are the child abusers? * Who kills children?Child abuse horrifies the public, engenders fierce debate in the media, and creates anxiety in even the most experienced professionals. In this book, the author examines the available evidence base in order to challenge the myths and controversies. Readers are offered up-to-date research and case material, to assist in the assessment of risk and physical danger. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the child protection-psychiatry interface and while no absolute answers are offered, the debates around the subject are clearly outlined and suggestions for effective intervention are offered.The Child Abusers is essential reading for professionals and students in the field of child protection, including health and social workers, police, nurses, medics, teachers, psychologists and psychiatrists.

目次

The child protection controversy Types of abuse: Incidence, overlap, psychiatric effects and prevention Within-family abusers Extra-family abusers Some special problems for child protection teams The societal abuser: Rediscovering the cycle of poverty The extremes of child abuse: Who kills children and the psychiatric-child abuse interface Professional iatrogenesis: The 'helping hand strikes again' Strategies for reducing child abuse and sexual offending: Processing and therapy Bibliography Name index Subject index.
巻冊次

ISBN 9780335210336

内容説明

* Who are the child abusers? * Who kills children? * How can we learn from the available research to improve the protection of children? Child abuse horrifies the public, engenders fierce debate in the media, and creates anxiety in even the most experienced professionals. In this book, the authors examine the available evidence base in order to challenge the myths and controversies that have emerged in this contested area. Readers are offered up-to-date research and case material, to assist in the assessment of risk and physical danger. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the child protection-psychiatry interface, and the extremes of child abuse homicide. The Child Abusers will be essential reading for any professional in the field of child protection.

目次

The child protection controversy media and professional response Types of abuse Within-family abusers rediscovering the psychiatric dimension Special problems in child protection abusers in 'sudden-infant-death' syndrome: 'Munchausen-by-proxy'syndrome: 'shaken-baby'syndrome Extra-family abusers the child sex abuser The extreme abuser who kills children? The victim-to-abuser cycle Societal abuser rediscovering the poverty dimension Professional iatrogenesis 'the helping hand strikes again' Search for an effective intervention Ethical debate and humanitarian manifesto References Index.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA68377117
  • ISBN
    • 0335210333
    • 0335210325
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Maidenhead
  • ページ数/冊数
    xii, 221 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
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