{"product_id":"the-battered-child-9780226326238","title":"The Battered Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1968  The Battered Child quickly became a landmark work. Our awareness of child abuse today is due in no small part to the remarkable impact of its first and subsequent editions.  The new edition of this classic text continues the legacy. While updating and significantly adding to previous editions  the fifth edition retains the multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach that initially set the work apart. This new edition contains chapters from professionals in such diverse fields as pediatrics  psychiatry  legal studies  and social work that reflect the past decades extraordinary advances in research and techniques. Twenty of the books 30 chapters are entirely new  while the remaining material has been extensively revised.  Part I provides a historical overview of child abuse and neglect as well as background material on the cultural  psychiatric  social  economic  and legal contexts of child maltreatment. Part II discusses the processes of assessing cases of physical  emotional  and sexual abuse and neglect from the unique perspectives of all the professionals involved  including teachers  pediatricians  and social workers. Part III describes intervention and treatment  focusing on legal issues  investigative procedures  and therapeutic processes  while Part IV addresses prevention and policy issues.  Previous editions of The Battered Child have earned the labels of \"a classic\" and a \"Bible.\" With its up-to-date information  unequaled scope  and contributions from experts on every aspect of child abuse  the fifth edition of this cornerstone text is even more essential to the field than its predecessors.  \"Comprehensive and up-to-date.\"David Cottrell  British Journal of Psychiatry  \"A valuable contribution to the field of abuse and neglect\"Prasanna Nair  Journal of the American Medical Association\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280138985525,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226326233","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226326238.jpg?v=1780622567","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-battered-child-9780226326238","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}