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Direct linkAdams, Joyce A.; Starling, Suzanne P.; Frasier, Lori D.; Palusci, Vincent J.; Shapiro, Robert Allan; Finkel, Martin A.; Botash, Ann S. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: (1) The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of clinicians who examine children for suspected sexual abuse to recognize and interpret normal and abnormal ano-genital findings in magnified photographs using an online survey format. (2) Determine which factors in education, clinical practice, and case review correlate with…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Accuracy, Clinical Diagnosis
Adams, Joyce A. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2011
The medical evaluation of children with suspected sexual abuse includes more than just the physical examination of the child. The importance of taking a detailed medical history from the parents and a history from the child about physical sensations following sexual contact has been emphasized in other articles in the medical literature. The…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Physical Examinations, Medical Evaluation
Adams, Joyce A.; Wells, Robert – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1993
Preselected colposcopic photographs of the anogenital area of 16 patients were shown to 170 medical examiners, who rated their level of suggestion or indication of penetrating injury. Agreement between the participants and experts was higher on the abnormal cases than on the normal cases, and higher on genital findings than on anal findings.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Interrater Reliability, Medical Evaluation, Pediatrics
