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.ERIC How Can We Strengthen Children's Self-Esteem?
Children with a healthy sense of self-esteem feel that the important adults in their lives accept them, care about them, and would go out of their way to ensure that they are safe and well. http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/childrenself-esteem.html
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.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.FOCAL POINT Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents
Typically, complex trauma exposure results when a child is abused or neglected, but it can also be caused by other kinds of events such as witnessing domestic violence, ethnic cleansing, or war. http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/complextrauma.html
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