Emotional harm and neglect: The legal response

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-54

  Sheehan, Rosemary ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children's court; Emotional abuse; Judicial decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644789333     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.931     Document Type: Review

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