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The second edition of Pediatric Therapy accurately reflects many of the important changes which have occurred in the treatment of children since the first edition appeared just 2 years ago. Doctor Shirkey has not only written about one-fifth of the material in the book himself but has also asked 72 other highly qualified contributors to bring to the reader the best current therapy for most of the commonly encountered clinical problems in pediatrics. Doctor Shirkey well supports his statement in the preface of the book that "pediatric therapy is not a twig of the tree of general therapy.

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Child victims of sexual abuse are being identified in increasing numbers. An appropriate and therapeutic intervention requires a trained multidisciplinary staff. This article describes the San Francisco Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse Resource Center (CASARC), a 24-hour crisis intervention program for sexually abused children based in a pediatric setting. The training needs of medical professionals as well as community agencies serving children are discussed. Areas for new research are also presented.