5 Stars ***** from Doody’s
Overall, this is an excellent, compact reference for recognizing and medically managing sexually abused children. It is very useful for practitioners confronted with the potentially sexually abused child and guides the decision-making and management process to ensure the child receives appropriate care. It also offers many features which make it useful in the training of physicians and others involved in the care of children.
James Hanley, MD
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Y’all are wonderful. I use the Medical Response for my Peds course. In fact I use your books for all my classes. I teach 4 forensic nursing courses through University of California Riverside, Extension. Thank you, so much for your great customer service and your friendship through the years.
Cari Caruso RN SANE-A
Forensic Nurse Professionals
Southern California
This text is destined to be an excellent resource for novices as well as experienced providers of medical care to victims of sexual abuse. In addition, investigators and social workers without medical backgrounds will benefit from increased understanding of the nature, importance, and value of these medical assessments. Clinicians faced with the seemingly never-ending stream of victims will find the last chapter on prevention particularly helpful, providing hope that we can effect change.
Deborah Lowen, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director Child Abuse Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee
This textbook offers a comprehensive and detailed accounting of the medical assessment of the alleged childhood sexual abuse victim. It serves as an excellent resource for the multidisciplinary team responsible for the evaluation of these complex cases. Both Martin Finkel and Allan De Jong have provided the clinician with a well-referenced guide for how to accurately and effectively medically assess, interpret, and document sexual abuse or assault in children and adolescents. Anyone working in the field of child maltreatment should add this publication to their annals.
Barbara L. Knox, MD, FAAP
Medical Director Child Protection Program
University of Wisconsin
American Family Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin
This is a valuable, exhaustive resource combining anatomic, epidemiologic, therapeutic, and preventative strategies for children and young adults. Beginning with historical context and moving through basic anatomy, physiology, and pathology, the reader quickly learns best practices in health services for sexual abuse, assault, and exploitation. Team approaches, collaboration, telemedicine, training, treatment, and mental health services are reviewed in great detail, and there is a superlative discussion of research methods and the state of knowledge in the field topped off with legal and international issues and prevention. This book should be read by any professional who wants to responsibly provide services for children and families facing these difficult problems.
Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Dr. Kaplan’s new text is much more than a “how to do a sexual abuse exam” or a “how to interpret the exam” handbook. The book includes chapters on how to talk with families after the examination, the history and future of child sexual abuse prevention, and child and youth prostitution and pornography. This is both a reference book and a thoughtful stimulus to broaden our thinking about the causes and effects of child sexual abuse and the role of the medical professional in caring for our patients and for the community.
Naomi F. Sugar MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
University of Washington Medical Director
Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington