CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - PHYSICIANS' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND EXPERIENCES

• NCJ Number: 40755
• Journal: American Journal of Public Health Volume: 66 Issue: 12 Dated: (DECEMBER 1976) Pages: 1199-1201
• Author(s): A CHANG; A C OGLESBY; H M WALLACE; H GOLDSTEIN; A C HEXTER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: American Public Health Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

RESULTS OF A 1974 NATIONWIDE SURVEY TO INVESTIGATE METHODS THEN BEING USED BY PEDIATRICIANS, RADIOLOGISTS, AND OTHER PHYSICIANS IN DEALING WITH CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Abstract

ONE IMPORTANT FINDING OF THE STUDY WAS A REALIZATION OF THE GAP BETWEEN STATED ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE IN REGARD TO REPORTING CHILD ABUSE. OTHER NEEDS NOTED IN THIS STUDY WERE CONCISE AND PRACTICAL REFERENCES AND BROCHURES DELINEATING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, ADDITIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS, RELIABLE SYSTEMS OF DETECTION AND REPORTING, AND CLARIFICATION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP