Estimating Present and Future Damages Following Child Maltreatment

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-518

  Corwin, David L ^a,b   Keeshin, Brooks R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Primary Children's Center for Safe and Healthy Families   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Damage; Forensic evaluation

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOB EXPERIENCE; LAW; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 79959201431     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2011.03.005     Document Type: Review

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