title: Detection, diagnosis, and prevention of child abuse: the role of the pediatrician.
abstract: It is the pediatrician's role to promote the child's well-being and to help parents raise healthy, well-adjusted children. Today's pediatricians are confronted with a patient population in which there is a high prevalence of child abuse in its different presentations (physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and/or neglect). The immediate and long-term consequences of child abuse often are lifelong and even life-threatening in its most dramatic presentation. Unfortunately, detection of child abuse remains a difficult challenge for many physicians but also for the "well-trained" pediatrician, leaving many abused children unreported. This paper addresses the important role pediatricians can play in the detection, diagnosis, and prevention of child maltreatment.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Brussels Free University, Laarbeeklaan, 101, Brussels, Belgium. johan.marchand@uzbrussel.be
authors: Johan
authors: J
authors: Marchand
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Deneyer
authors: Yvan
authors: Y
authors: Vandenplas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D010372:Pediatrics; D010819:Physician's Role