Suffer the Children: A Pediatrician’s Reflections on Abuse

Rosamond L. Murdock, M.D., was compelled to write of her experiences as a pediatrician “to heighten the awareness of child abuse/neglect in parents and other persons who care about the welfare of children.” CHAPTER 1: FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL Historical Overview of Child Abuse and Neglect CHAPTER 2: PLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT Sexual Abuse CHAPTER 3: THEY’LL NEVER BE ALL RIGHT Prenatal Abuse and Neglect CHAPTER 4: LOVE BUT LET DIE! Medical and Physical Neglect CHAPTER 5: WHOSE BUSINESS IS IT? Physical Abuse CHAPTER 6: THEY’RE NOT OKAY Emotional/Psychological Abuse and Neglect CHAPTER 7: I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE! Runaways and Suicides CHAPTER 8: BUREAUCRATIC INADEQUACIES What’s Wrong with the Present System? CHAPTER 9: GENERATIONAL HOPE Individual and Governmental