The medical evaluation of sexual abuse in children

A number of questions must be addressed in order to effectively manage cases of sexual abuse in children. The author discusses when sexual abuse should be suspected, why physicians are often reluctant to manage such cases, who should perform the medical examination, the possibility of children contr...

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Published inHospital & community psychiatry Vol. 36; no. 5; p. 509
Main Author De Jong, A R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1985
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child Abuse
Family
Fantasy
Female
Humans
Male
Pediatrics
Physical Examination
Sex Offenses
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - transmission
Stress, Psychological - therapy
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Summary:A number of questions must be addressed in order to effectively manage cases of sexual abuse in children. The author discusses when sexual abuse should be suspected, why physicians are often reluctant to manage such cases, who should perform the medical examination, the possibility of children contracting various sexually transmitted diseases, how to distinquish sexual fantasy from actual abuse, and reasons that a child might delay or retract a report of abuse.
ISSN:0022-1597
DOI:10.1176/ps.36.5.509