Similar enforcement problems are also found in each of the countries examined. In Canada, unlike Australia and the United States, control of the definition of violations by the medical associations appears to be responsible for a lesser number of prosecutions and a lesser degree of public concern...
A comparison of services needed by women with services actually available to women found that special treatment services for drug-abusing women were needed in the areas of medical treatment, counseling, employment, and child-care services. Nationwide female-oriented drug programs were identified, and ...
Method: This discussion describes intervention with a sample of 246 child victims, ages 2–14 years, and 323 parents who participated in the program from 1984 to 1991. This pilot project operated at a university medical facility and was located off campus in an outpatient child abuse center. ...
Nassar abused his victims during medical exams, and claimed he was using a legitimate treatment known as "intravaginal adjustment." Both of his state court cases drew widespread media coverage, as many victims addressed the court and spoke in heart-wrenching detail about what...
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Statistical analysis indicates that use of social and medical services in outpatient treatment has declined over time. It is suggested that managed care techniques geared toward quality might promote the use of some services. Analysis of the relationships between other organizational featu...
Half the sample had been placed in a foster home and the remainder were receiving protective services in their own home. About 40% of the teens in both groups had been sexually abused, although teens still living at home were less likely to have reported abuse. Victims of sexual abuse ...
Evaluation of a Theory-Informed Implementation Intervention for the Management of Acute Low Back Pain in General Medical Practice: The IMPLEMENT Cluster Ra... This cluster randomised trial evaluated an intervention to decrease x-ray referrals and increase giving advice to stay active for people with ...
s siblings too have had severe problems. Although Erlend stopped his heavy abuse of drugs years ago and has since started to put his life in order, his older brother’s life remains hampered by drug abuse and he is dependent on help from social services. In the case of Kjartan, the ...
CHAMP’s goal is to improve the New York State medical response to suspected child abuse by improving the examination, treatment, documentation, community referral, and management of suspected child abuse cases. Test Your Knowledge Review cases. Take a simple interactive quiz to “Test Your Knowledg...