Rajesh Sagar

This book provides an introduction of child abuse, its various forms and adverse health effects, concise chapters on clinical recognition and response to physical, sexual, emotional abuses and neglect. It contains a brief approach to trauma-informed care, medico-legal aspects, multidisciplinary team and case-based approach to learning. Prepared by the Indian Child Abuse Neglect and Child Labour (ICANCL) group under a project supported by UNICEF India. The handbook aims to provide key understanding of the basic knowledge, current guidelines and standard operating protocols (SOP) for prompt recognition and management of survivors of child abuse by pediatricians and allied medical professionals. Written in a concise format with flowcharts. It shall be very useful for a busy pediatricians and allied medical professionals. It will assist them in mandatory reporting and connecting the abused children and their families to the child protection systems. This handbook is targeted as a resource and training guide for pediatricians, gynaecologists, psychiatrist, forensic medicine, psychologists, nurses, teachers, police, legal, policy programs, Government and Non-governmental organizations, frontline health and community workers.

The book was conceived with the intention to provide relevant clinical information to practitioners and students about medications routinely used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The book intends to provide focussed material which can be easily assimilated, and the pocketbook format allows bedside use of the book. There are 12 chapters contributed by internationally recognized stalwarts in the field of psychiatry, covering important disorders or specific populations. The contribution from experts in the field provides clinical perspective to the rational and informed usage of medications in the clinical care. A drug resource providing up-to-date information on the rapidly evolving field of pharmacotherapeutics in psychiatry. Exhaustive coverage of various disease conditions commonly dealt in clinical practice. A surfeit of tables and charts provided with evidence-based comparative data on various drug therapies and their appropriate usage in clinical practice. Written by national and international experts having extensive research and clinical experience with a hand on the pulse of this rapidly evolving field of psychiatry. Useful for varied health professionals including psychiatrists, physicians, medical students, nursing professionals and others who are working in the field of mental health.