1. Introduction --;a child speaks --;2. Child abuse and neglect --;medical aspects --;3. Radiological and pathological aspects of the battered child syndrome --;4. Management of the problem --;5. The epidemiology of child abuse --;6. The extent of child abuse --;7. The psychiatrist's viewpoint --;8. The psychological aspects of child abuse --;9. The needs of children --;10. Child abuse, neglect and deprivation and the family --;11. Medical-legal and societal problems involving children --;child prostitution, child pornography and drug-related abuse; recommended legislation --;12. The contributions of the social agencies and the social worker --;13. The emergence of the child as a legal entity --;Appendix J.E. Oliver.
In recent years, greater attention has been drawn to the medical aspects by competent authorities in the fields of forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, epidemiological psychiatry, child psychiatry and family psychiatry;