Child Sexual Abuse
Friday's Progress Notes - July 30, 1999
Mental Health Information - Vol. 3 Issue 28
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CONTENTS:
1. Child sexual abuse intervention and treatment manual
2. AAP guidelines for evaluation of child sexual abuse
3. Help for parents in recognizing & preventing child sexual abuse
4. Issues faced by victims of child sexual abuse
5. Study on memories of childhood abuse.
6. Guidelines for psychologists addressing recovered memories
7. Child sexual abuse prevention resources
8. Treating adolescent victims of sexual abuse
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This week's FPN continues to focus on the issue of child abuse with an emphasis on
resources related to child sexual abuse.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues
This manual discusses how professionals can address the problems of sexually abused children and their families. The
information is relevant for any professional responsible for reporting, diagnosing, and/or treating child sexual abuse.
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/sexabuse/index.cfm
2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Sexual Abuse of Children
This is a policy statement from the AAP which updates guidelines for the evaluation of
child sexual abuse. Guideline topics include: Definition; Presentation;
History/Interviewing; Physical Exam; Laboratory Data; Diagnosis; Records; Treatment; and Legal Issues.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;103/1/186.pdf
3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Child Sexual Abuse
The AAP also offers a guideline for parents on how to recognize and prevent child sexual
abuse.
http://www.aap.org/publiced/BR_SexAbuse.htm
4. AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF EXPERTS IN TRAUMATIC STRESS
Sexual Abuse: Surviving the Pain
The author addresses
a broad range of issues faced by victims of child sexual abuse.
5. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY - MAY 1999
Memories of Childhood Abuse: Dissociation, Amnesia, and Corroboration
These
researchers discuss the relationship between self-reported childhood abuse and
dissociative symptoms and amnesia and the presence or absence of corroboration of
recovered memories.
6. CANADIAN
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Guidelines for Psychologists Addressing Recovered Memories
This document is based on the Canadian Code of Ethics for
Psychologists.
http://www.cpa.ca/cpasite/userfiles/Documents/publications/Recovered%20memory.pdf
7. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
Depression in Children and Adolescents
Depressive disorders, which include major depressive disorder (unipolar depression), dysthymic disorder (chronic, mild depression), and bipolar disorder (manic-depression), can have far reaching effects on the functioning and adjustment of young people.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/ChildDepression.html
8. US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Treating Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse fuses those areas in which most people still experience discomfort: sexuality, power, gender domination, and the horrific exploitation of an innocent child.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/adolescentsurvivors.html
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