Main description:

The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment - including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse. Readers are led through this complex problem with clear descriptions of legal requirements for recognizing, reporting, and disclosing maltreatment as well as the best assessment and treatment methods. The focus is on the current gold standard approach - trauma-focused CBT.
This book is thus invaluable for those training or working as expert witnesses in childhood maltreatment and is also essential reading for child psychologists, child psychiatrists, forensic psychologists, pediatricians, family practitioners, social workers, public health nurses, and students.

Contents:

Dedication
Acknoledgments
1 Description
1.1 Terminology
1.2 Definitions
1.2.1 Neglect
1.2.2 Physical Abuse
1.2.3 Sexual Abuse
1.2.4 Psychological or Emotional Abuse
1.2.5 Diagnostic Codes
1.3 Epidemiology
1.4 Course and Prognosis, and Context
1.5 Recognizing, Reporting, and Disclosing
Maltreatment
2 Theories and Models of Child
Maltreatment
3 Diagnosis and Treatment Indications
3.1 Clinical Interview and Assessment
3.2 Forensic Mental Health Assessment
3.3 Specific Disorders Associated with Childhood
Maltreatment
3.3.1 Mood Disorders, Self-Harm, and
Suicidality
3.3.2 Anxiety Disorders
3.3.3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and
Dissociation
3.3.4 Substance Use Disorders
3.3.5 Eating Disorders
3.3.6 Asymptomatic Victims
4 Treatment
4.1 Methods of Treatment
4.1.1 Stabilization and Skills Building
4.1.2 Trauma Narrative and Processing
Phase
4.1.3 Integration and Consolidation Phase
4.1.4 Traumatic Grief Components
(Optional)
4.1.5 TF-CBT Termination Phase
4.2 TF-CBT Mechanisms of Action
4.3 Efficacy and Prognosis
4.4 Variations and Combinations of Methods
4.5 Challenges in Carrying Out the
Treatments
4.6 Cross-Cultural Issues
5 Case Vignette
6 Further Reading
7 References
8 Appendix: Tools and Resources