Experience and Reason: A US Clinician's Perspective of An Approach to Meeting the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Needs of Children Suspected of Being Sexually Abused
Abstract
This paper reflects an approach to the medical evaluation of children alleged to have
been sexually abused to meet their diagnostic and therapeutic needs. The approach
emphasises the importance of the role of the doctor in conducting thorough medical
histories to understand a child's suspected experience and integrating that information
into the formulation of a balanced and objective opinion. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Keywords
child sexual abuse, medical evaluation, medical history, clinical presentation, medical care
Citation
Finkel, M. A. (2019). Experience and reason: a US clinician's perspective of an approach to meeting the diagnostic and therapeutic needs of children suspected of being sexually abused. Child abuse review, 28(2), 98-105.