Evidence-Based Approaches for the Treatment of Maltreated Children: Considering Core Components and Treatment Effectiveness

by Susan Timmer

Book Overview

During the last several decades our understanding of child maltreatment has deepened. Early research focused on exploring its epidemiology, combined with trying to understand the nature of the maltreating parent and effects on the developing child. In the 1990s, the field began to understand maltreatment in the context of family systems and the role of parent-child relationships in the development of psychopathology. We also increased our understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401778906
• ISBN13: 9789401778909
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"