Psychiatric Times Presents Special Report on Abuse and Neglect

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica US announces that Psychiatric Times, a leading online community for mental health professionals, presents a special report on Abuse and Neglect.

Among the features this month found online and in the print edition of Psychiatric Times.

• Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse All psychiatrists must familiarize themselves with relevant reporting statutes and be knowledgeable about what constitutes neglect or abuse.
• Adult Implications of Childhood Maltreatment Maltreatment at an early age casts a very long shadow. This story examines the long-term effects of early childhood trauma.
• Elder Abuse and Neglect: Appearances Can Be Deceptive The number of persons affected by elder mistreatment and self-neglect is growing—with consequent increases in morbidity and premature mortality.
• The Role of Psychiatry in Sex Offender Management Medicine and law have a rich collaborative history in the management of persons convicted of sex offenses.
• Munchausen by Proxy and Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another Why do you need to know about Munchausen by Proxy?
• Interventions for Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence Substantial progress has been made in the development of etiologic models of intimate partner violence and interventions for individuals who assault their intimate partners.

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