Clinical care of childhood sexual abuse: a systematic review and critical appraisal of guidelines from European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical management of Child sexual abuse (CSA) demands specialised skills from healthcare professionals due to its sensitivity, legal implications, and serious physical health and mental health effects. Standardised, comprehensive clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) may be pivotal. In this systematic review, we examined existing CSA national CPGs (NCPGs) from European countries to assess their quality and reporting.

Methods

We systematically searched six international databases and multiple grey literature sources, reporting by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) standards. Eligible guidelines were CSA guidance from national health agencies or societies in 34 COST Action 19106 Network Countries (CANC), published bet

SUBMITTER: Otterman G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10899013 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature