Ch. 1. The perceived impact of childhood sexual abuse on the adult relationship partners of female primary survivors / Noelle S. Wiersma -- Ch. 2. Inflicted childhood neurotrauma : from diagnosis to prevention / Kirsten Bechtel -- Ch. 3. Epigenetic marking of the genome by early experiences : implications for long-lasting effects of early maltreatment on adult cognitive and emotional health / Tania L. Roth, Jonathan M. Levenson, Regina M. Sullivan and J. David Sweatt -- Ch. 4. Race matters : maltreatment identification and impact among high-risk adolescents / Omar G. Gudino, Lisa L. Liu and Anna S. Lau -- Ch. 5. Identifying physical maltreatment of children and intervening in hospital / Paavilainen Eija and Aune Flinck -- Ch. 6. Causes, impact, prevention and medicolegal aspects of child abuse and neglect / B. R. Sharma.

Ch. 7. Abuse and risk for pelvic inflammatory disease among minority women / Jane Dimmitt Champion, Jeanna Piper, Alan Holden, Jeffrey Korte and Rochelle N. Shain.