[Guidelines and evidence. Recent developments in medical child protection].
Medical child protection comprises different types of involvement of physicians in order to protect children and adolescents from abuse and neglect. This review gives an overview of historical and recent developments in medical child protection. The professional foundation of medical involvement in this field requires a debate on the following questions: Is there evidence for the diagnostic criteria of child abuse and neglect? How far are the principles of evidence-based medicine applicable to the development of guidelines in child protection?
Kinderklinik, Ärztliche Kinderschutz- und Kindergynäkologieambulanz, Gesundheit Nordhessen, Klinikum Kassel GmbH, Mönchebergstr. 41-43, 34125, Kassel, Deutschland. herrmann@klinikum-kassel.de
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic