Estimated 510 pages, 257 images, 40 contributors Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault, Second Edition provides evidence-based research on diagnosis, treatment, and examination in cases of sexual violence and assault. Survivors of sexual assault face any number of unique challenges both on the path to physical and psychological recovery and in navigating the investigative and judicial processes related to their traumatic experiences. Medical practitioners who work with these survivors require informed expertise in order to support their patients' safety and personal well-being. The authors and contributors, a team of expert physicians, nurses, attorneys, and other multidisciplinary practitioners, have fully revised and updated Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault to reflect contemporary best practices in the investigation and treatment of sexual violence. Any professionals who work with victims of sexual assault will find this latest edition essential to their responsibilities and to the renewed well-being of those in their care.

"The second edition of Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault offers the best in evidence-based research on examination, diagnosis, and treatment in cases of sexual violence. Survivors of sexual assault face any number of unique challenges, both on the path to physical and psychological recovery, and in navigating the investigative and judicial processes related to their traumatic experiences. Medical practitioners who work with these survivors require informed expertise in order to support their patients' safety and personal well-being. The authors and contributors, a team of expert physicians, nurses, attorneys, and other multidisciplinary practitioners, have fully revised and updated Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault to reflect contemporary best practices in the investigation and treatment of sexual violence. Any professionals who work with victims of sexual assault will find this latest edition essential to their responsibilities and to the renewed well-being of those in their care"--

The second edition of Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse is revised and updatedto reflect contemporary best practices for the pediatric approach to childhood sexualabuse. This text is specifically developed to equip physicians, nurses, and othermedical professionals with the necessary tools to identify cases of child sexual abuseand to effectively treat and examine sexually abused patients. Professionals who work with sexually abused children face a great challenge innot only treating the immediate outcomes of sexual abuse but also safeguardingtheir patients' long-term recovery. To meet their needs and the needs of those intheir care, Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse, Second Edition offers a wealthof evidence-based research and practical guidelines to the evaluation of childhoodsexual abuse.

Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse: A Resource for Professionals Working with Children and Families features a completely pediatric focus as a part of the new Sexual Assault line and adds an illustrative multimedia component. This text builds on the academic foundation of the original Sexual Assault by expanding the amount of pediatric-specific content and adding written and video "how-to" components. Including chapters with dedicated focuses on aspects such as basic anogenital anatomy, the medical approach to evaluating victims of abuse, sexually transmitted infections, and many more, this text examines both the technical and practical elements of working with abused, assaulted, or exploited children.

« The second edition of Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment challenges forensic examiners to refine and apply their skills in sexual assault evaluation to a series of peer-reviewed studies in the identification and analysis of case findings related to sexual assault. Readers will have the opportunity to analyze 15 sexual assault case histories and accompanying photographs of the patients' physical examinations. Each case history includes a set of self-directed exercises designed to guide readers through the process of identifying injuries, collecting evidence, and providing treatment recommendations and referrals. »--

This timely new edition provides an update on the advances in research, availability of data, and theoretical perspectives on the topic. The book continues to drive forward the debate on male sexual assault, co vering such issues as the prevelence pf sexual victimization, advances in the area of legel reform and the impact of these changes, and impr ovements in treatment for male victims of rape.

Provides an opportunity for health care providers to learn, improve, and demonstrate competency in sexual assault evaluations of adolescents and adults. This workbook answers a pressing need for educational tools devoted to enabling those who work with sexual assault patients to recognise and understand anatomy and injury in sexual assault cases.