A useful compendium of what we know' about child maltreatment and what it will take to know more....Unlike many edited volumes, The Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect coheres well as a unit. This adds importantly to its usefulness for the field. - Child and Family Behavior Therapy
A good resource for those who are interested in doing research in the areas of physical abuse and neglect or those interested in learning what research is being done....Thorough....Effective. - Contemporary Psychology
Starr, MacLean, Keating, Life Span Developmental Outcomes of Child Maltreatment. Egeland, A Longitudinal Study of High Risk Families: Issues and Findings. Herrenkohl, Herrenkohl, Wu, The Developmental Consequences of Child Abuse: The Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Vietze, O'Connor, Sherrod, Altemeier, The Early Screening Project. Zuravin, Research Definitions of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: Current Problems. Black, Longitudinal Studies in Child Maltreatment. Gilgun, Discovery-Oriented Qualitative Methods Relevant to Longitudinal Research on Child Abuse and Neglect. Milner, Measuring Parental Personality Charcteristics and Psychopathology in Child Maltreatment Research. Grusec, Walters, Psychological Abuse and Childrearing Belief Systems. Mash, Measurement of Parent-Child Interaction in Studies of Child Maltreatment. Wolfe, McGee, Assessment of Emotional Status Among Maltreated Children. Dubowitz, The Impact of Child Maltreatment on Health.