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Child Abuse
Implications for Child Development and Psychopathology

Second Edition
  • David A. Wolfe - University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, University of Toronto, Canada


152 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
`David A Wolfe successfully provides a clear and general introduction to the different types of abuse and a systematic discussion of physical, emotional, cognitive, educational and social development in childhood' - Children & Society

This Second Edition of Child Abuse is devoted to a topic of major social and clinical significance. In this book, the author describes the different types of abuse and discusses the influence they have on development and social consequences in childhood and adolescence. The book uses theory and research to convey the importance of multiple contextual influences that affect abuse and can be used to ameliorate it.

 
What Is Child Maltreatment?
 
Normal and Abnormal Child-Rearing Patterns
 
A Developmental Perspective of the Abused Child
 
Unraveling the Causes I
Theory and Background

 
 
Unraveling the Causes II
Multidimensional Influences

 
 
Prevention and Treatment Strategies

David A. Wolfe

Dr. Wolfe holds the inaugural RBC Chair in Children's Mental Health at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and heads the CAMH Centre for Prevention Science. He is also Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Toronto. Since 2007 he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, past President of Division 37 (Child, Youth, and Family Services), and received a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He has provided extensive assessment and consultation to child protective... More About Author