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San Antonio, Marianne C.; Fenick, Ada M.; Shabanova, Veronika; Leventhal, John M.; Weitzman, Carol C. – Infants and Young Children, 2014
Developmental screens are often used in nonstandardized conditions, such as pediatric waiting rooms, despite validation under standardized conditions. We examined the reproducibility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), a developmental screening instrument commonly used in pediatric practices, under standardized versus nonstandardized…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Developmental Stages, Child Development, Parent Attitudes
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Leventhal, John M.; Murphy, Janet L.; Asnes, Andrea G. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: To describe a clinical approach to the recognition of overt and latent concerns of parents and children when children are evaluated for suspected sexual abuse by medical examiners. Method: Description of a clinical approach. Results: We describe 10 concerns-six of parents: (1) should we believe our child?; (2) worries about the child's…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Medical Evaluation, Parents
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Giardino, Angelo P.; Montoya, Louise A.; Leventhal, John M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The direct and indirect costs to society from child maltreatment are estimated to be quite high. The costs related to medical care are of interest to professionals serving on medically-oriented child protection teams that conduct medical evaluations of alleged abuse. This study was designed to explore a number of financially related…
Descriptors: Child Safety, National Surveys, Health Insurance, Child Abuse