title: The conversation: interacting with parents when child abuse is suspected.
abstract: This article reviews some of the challenges and pitfalls in communicating with families when abuse is part of the differential diagnosis and offers some suggestions for improving communication with parents and children in these challenging clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Center for Child Protection, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128, USA. Electronic address: JStirlings@aol.com.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stirling
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations
keywords: Child abuse; Documentation; Forensic interview