Factors That Facilitate or Impede Physicians who Perform Evaluations for Child Maltreatment

Physicians are needed to evaluate children for the possibility of maltreatment. In many communities, physicians are reluctant to evaluate children who may have been maltreated. Because it is unclear which factors facilitate and impede physicians' involvement in evaluations for child maltreatmen...

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Published in:Child maltreatment 2002-11, Vol.7 (4), p.377-381
Main Authors: Socolar, Rebecca R. S., Reives, Patrice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antisocial Behavior
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual - diagnosis
Child Advocacy
Child Advocacy - legislation & jurisprudence
Child maltreatment
Child Neglect
Children
Children & youth
Clinical Competence
Doctors
Documentation
Education, Medical, Continuing
Evaluation
Guidelines
Health Services
Health staff related problems. Vocational training
Humans
Medical Education
Medical Evaluation
Medical Records - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
North Carolina
Physical examinations
Physician's Role
Physicians
Practitioner Patient Relationship
Professional Continuing Education
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quality of Health Care
Records (Forms)
Reluctance
Sexual Abuse
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social Services
State Programs
USA
Victims of Crime
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Summary:Physicians are needed to evaluate children for the possibility of maltreatment. In many communities, physicians are reluctant to evaluate children who may have been maltreated. Because it is unclear which factors facilitate and impede physicians' involvement in evaluations for child maltreatment, physicians were surveyed to identify these factors. The biggest obstacles identified were the time involved in doing an evaluation, scheduling cases, and problems dealing with the legal, judicial, and social service systems. Medical information, training, and follow-up about the disposition of cases would help physicians who participate in evaluations. Inter-ventions that enhance communication and training across disciplines could also be effective in increasing physician in-volvement in child abuse evaluations.
ISSN:1077-5595
1552-6119
DOI:10.1177/107755902237268