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Discusses whether it is possible for a medical visit to inform a child abuse investigation, whether children share common experience in a medical visit and in a touch situation, the importance of initial interview, and the need for training of investigative interviewing with children. (AA)

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Published in:Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 1996, Vol.61 (4-5), p.223-232
Main Author: Steward, Margaret S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomically Correct Dolls
Child Abuse, Sexual - diagnosis
Child, Preschool
Communication Skills
Court Litigation
Credibility
Ethics, Professional
Event Memory
Examiner Effect
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Interviews
Investigations
Memory
Physical Examinations
Psychological Evaluation
Question Answering
Questioning Techniques
Rater Effects
Recall (Psychology)
Reliability
Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Sexual Abuse
Suggestion
Test Reliability
Testimony
Touch
Victims of Crime
Witnesses
Young Children
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Summary:Discusses whether it is possible for a medical visit to inform a child abuse investigation, whether children share common experience in a medical visit and in a touch situation, the importance of initial interview, and the need for training of investigative interviewing with children. (AA)
ISSN:0037-976X
1540-5834
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-5834.1996.tb00569.x