| Conducting the medical history. | |
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PMID: 21970642 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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A key portion of the medical evaluation of child sexual abuse is the medical history. This differs from interviews or histories obtained by other professionals in that it is focuses more on the health and well-being of the child. Careful questions should be asked about all aspects of the child's medical history by a skilled, compassionate, nonjudgmental, and objective clinician. Often the diagnosis of sexual abuse is based only on the medical history. The history can be further understood by knowledge of how children are abused and their reactions to it. By addressing the child's and parent's concerns, reassurance can also be provided about what is normal and abnormal with the child's body. |
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Martin A Finkel; Randell A Alexander |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of child sexual abuse Volume: 20 ISSN: 1547-0679 ISO Abbreviation: J Child Sex Abus Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-10-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9301157 Medline TA: J Child Sex Abus Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 486-504 Citation Subset: IM |
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a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey , Stratford , New Jersey , USA. |
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