456 pages, 350 images, with 36 contributors Volume two in the fourth edition of Chadwick's Child Maltreatment series provides an overview of the signs and effects of sexual abuse and psychological maltreatment toward children. The clinical text includes new and revised content on topics that are critical to the effective assessment and treatment of sexually and psychologically abused victims. Chadwick's Child Maltreatment, Volume Two Sexual Abuse and Psychological Maltreatment is a comprehensive resource to support health care, law enforcement, social work, child protection, and court-related professionals in their ongoing efforts to identify and prevent sexual abuse and psychological maltreatment of innocent victims.

David L. Chadwick, MD is the Director Emeritus of the Chadwick Center for Children and Families at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego. He has engaged in clinical work with abused children since 1960.

1. Sexual Abuse: Overview 2. Sexual Abuse: Issues Related to Interviewing Children 3. Sexual Abuse: The Medical Examination 4. Sexually Transmitted Infections 5. Sexual Behaviors in Children 6. Therapy Approaches for Sexually Abused Children 7. Positive and Negative Findings and What They Mean 8. Developmental Aspects of the Young Child 9. Understanding Resilience 10. Lifelong Effects of Child Maltreatment 11. Psychological Maltreatment 12. The Psychopathology of Child Maltreatment 13. Fabricated and Induced Illness by Carers 14. Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approaches 15. Role of the School 16. Sexual Abuse Atlas 17. Equipment for the Documentation of Sexual Abuse Atlas