Psychological Maltreatment of Children

Psychological maltreatment is probably the most common form of child abuse. Not only is it a type of maltreatment existing in its own right, but also is imbedded in and interacts with all other forms of child abuse and neglect. This book is a brief introduction to the psychological maltreatment of children and youth. The book's objectives are to define, outline theories and describe the effect of psychological maltreatment, as well as to examine this form of abuse as a social problem. It also covers: assessment; prevention; treatment strategies and shows how to analyze a case of child psychological maltreatment