The Child Abuse Doctors

There have been great advances in the recognition and prevention of child abuse in recent decades, and The Child Abuse Doctors provides a historical perspective of that progress from one of the field’s pioneers—Dr. David L. Chadwick. Beginning with the earliest recorded medical studies of child abuse and tracing the evolution of child abuse pediatrics, this monograph documents the field’s turbulent history as well as doctors’ efforts to protect children from abuse. In The Child Abuse Doctors, Dr. Chadwick, a renowned pediatrician who has dedicated his life to fighting child abuse, details the progress made in the field of child abuse pediatrics and highlights the doctors who paved the way for the current level of abuse recognition, reporting, and treatment. Along with those illuminating topics, he also underscores the different types of abuse and their repercussions in addition to discussing methods for their prevention. Dr. Chadwick is the Director Emeritus of the Center for Children and Families at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. Having worked with abused children since 1960, he created the Center for Child Protection, now named The Center for Children and Families, over 25 years ago when the concept was still relatively new. He also helped to develop a committee on child abuse in the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Chadwick’s deep involvement in child abuse pediatrics makes The Child Abuse Doctors an accessible and motivational resource for anyone—including medical professionals, parents, teachers, and students—who wishes to expand his or her knowledge on the history of child abuse medicine. Topics covered include the following: — The work of C. Henry Kempe — The medical rediscovery of child physical and sexual abuse — A history of the first child abuse medical centers and doctors — Recognition, reporting, and treatment of child abuse — Harmful effects of child abuse Table of Contents Ch 1: The First Published Medical Recognition of Child Abuse Ch 2: The Silent Century, 1860-1950 Ch 3: The Medical Rediscovery of Physical Abuse by C. Henry Kempe Ch 4: Child Abuse Medical Centers Ch 5: The Rediscovery of Child Sexual Abuse Ch 6: Policies and Politics Ch 7: Health Harms Ch 8: Forensic Medical Evidence of Maltreatment Ch 9: Resistance, Denial, Indifference, and Backlash Ch 10: Treatment for Child Abuse Ch 11: How Doctors and Nurses Prevent Child Abuse Ch 12: Child Abuse Doctors in the UK Ch 13: Doctors' Stories: A-C Ch 14: Doctors' Stories: D-I Ch 15: Doctors' Stories: J-O Ch 16: Doctors' Stories: P-Z Ch 17: Organizing Child Abuse Doctors Ch 18: Child Abuse Doctors in the Future