This text covers three separate but related areas of family violence and abuse. This book bridges the practice-theory gap with integration a cornerstone of the text. A multidisciplinary approach has been used to make this book required reading for all those who work with the problems of family violence.

Foreword; O. Stevenson.- Acknowledgements .- List of Contributors.- Introduction: Family Violence: Framing the Issues; P. Kingston & B. Penhale.- PART 1: CHILD ABUSE Child.- Abuse: An Academic .- Overview; C. Hallett.- Child Abuse: The Health Perspective; S. Wheeler.- Social Perspectives in Child Abuse; J. Ogg & J. Dickens.- PART II: ADULT ABUSE.- Domestic Violence: An Overview; N. Johnson.- Health Professionals and Violence against Women;J. Pahl.- Social Work and Domestic Violence; S. Lloyd.- PART III: ELDER ABUSE.- Elder Abuse: A Critical Overview; C. Phillipson & Simon Biggs.- Health Perspectives and Elder Abuse; G.C.H. Bennett.- Social Perspectives on Elder Abuse; P. Kingston & B. Penhale.- Conclusion: Similarities, Differences and Synthesis; B. Penhale & P. Kingston.- Bibliography Index.

...invaluable to people working with any victim of abuse, but also to help work with perpetrators.' - Jackie Pritchard , - Community Care' ...an excellent analysis and exposition of theoretical, policy and practice issues.' - John Turnbull`- Nursing Times

'...invaluable to people working with any victim of abuse, but also to help work with perpetrators.' - Jackie Pritchard , - Community Care '...an excellent analysis and exposition of theoretical, policy and practice issues.' - John Turnbull'- Nursing Times Springer Book Archives