Citation

Derdeyn AP, Poehailos A, Seigle E. Bull. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 1994; 22(2): 279-287.

Affiliation

Division of Pediatric Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7949416

Abstract

The accepted child protective service model for evaluation of sexual abuse is inadequate for divorce-related cases involving young children. Three cases illustrate that lack of contact with the alleged offender and lack of pursuit of alternative explanations for phenomena presented as indicative of sexual abuse predispose to "finding" abuse. It is suggested that such agencies engage experienced child and family clinicians to help with these cases.

Language: en