Angelo P. Giardino & Diana Faugno 
Sexual Assault Victimization Across the Life Span 2e, Volume 2 
Evaluation of Children and Adults

344 pages, 253 images, 26 contributors

This second volume focuses on the particular needs of sexual assault survivors in various age groups, including chapters on child sexual abuse and sexual violence against adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Readers will enjoy the benefit of specially tailored instruction on the care and assessment of survivors in all of these age groups, emphasizing the unique needs of each.

Social service workers, law enforcement personnel, medical practitioners, and prosecuting attorneys will all benefit from a versatile, multidisciplinary study of sexual assault in specific age groups across the life span, complete with more than 200 full-color photos provided by expert investigators working in the field.

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Chapter 1: Overview of Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Exploitation
Chapter 2: Sexually Transmitted Infections in Sexually Abused
Children
Chapter 3: Screening for and Treatment of Sexual Abuse
Histories in Boys and Male Adolescents
Chapter 4: Dating Violence in Teens and Young Adults
Chapter 5: Overview of Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault
Chapter 6: The Evaluation of the Adult Sexual Assault Victim
Chapter 7: Adult Male Sexual Assault
Chapter 8: Sexual Assault Among Older Adults
Chapter 9: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Pregnancy
Prophylaxis in Adolescents and Adults
Chapter 10: Forensic Issues in Caring for the Adult Sexual
Assault Victim
Chapter 11: The Team Approach to Caring for Patients
Who Have Experienced Alcohol- and/or
Drug Facilitated Sexual Abuse

Over de auteur

Patricia Speck is an internationally recognized family nurse practitioner who specializes in public health and forensic nursing. She graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing and later completed her doctoral dissertation on sexual assault program evaluation