2012, Number 1
Evid Med Invest Salud 2012; 5 (1)
Child abuse: basic elements for its development and the interdisciplinary group required for their comprehensive care
Loredo AA, Casas MA, Navarro AP
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Language: Spanish
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Page: 128-132
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ABSTRACT
Child abuse is a worldwide medical-social-legal problem. For child abuse to develop, the existence of a «special» minor and an «aggressor» adult, combined with a «trigger» is needed. A victim can have different clinical manifestations classified in visible and invisible. Each case suspicion, diagnosis and comprehensive care, must be performed by an interdisciplinary team. Each case must pass through a differential diagnosis in order to avoid any errors that could cause terrible consequences. This team’s basic function should be interdisciplinary, interinstitutional and international.