Evaluating maltreated infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in dependency court

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 576-592

  Malik, Neena M ^a,d,f   Crowson, Mary M ^a,e   Lederman, Cindy S ^b,d,f   Osofsky, Joy D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Eleventh Judicial Circuit   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Psychology ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f Miami Dade County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; COURT; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 3543143505     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.10034     Document Type: Article

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