Child Physical Abuse and Neglect

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 309-319

  Schilling, Samantha ^a   Christian, Cindy W ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child Protective Service; Child welfare; Mandatory reporting

Indexed keywords

ABUSE FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTIM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THERAPY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MANDATORY REPORTING; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84896542728     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2014.01.001     Document Type: Review

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