TY - BOOK AU - Galatzer-Levy,Robert M. AU - Kraus,Louis AU - Galatzer-Levy,Jeanne TI - The scientific basis of child custody decisions SN - 0470038586 AV - KF547.A75 S38 2009 U1 - 346.730173 22 PY - 2009///] CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley KW - Custody of children KW - United States KW - Forensic psychiatry KW - Forensic psychology KW - Social work with children KW - Child psychiatry KW - Child psychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; From empirical findings to custody evaluations / Robert M. Galatzer-Levy, Jonathan Gould, and David Martindale -- Legal and ethical issues in child custody evaluations / David A. Martindale and Norman M. Sheresky -- Observations of parents, caretakers, and children for child custody assessment / Anita Lampl -- Use of psychological tests in child custody evaluations / Jonathan Gould, David A. Martindale, and James R. Flens -- An updated review of the effects of system and estimator variables on child witness accuracy in custody cases / Bradley D. McAuliff, Margaret Bull Kovera, and Livia L. Gilstrap -- The importance of attachment in custody evaluations : towards the best interest of the child / Louis Kraus and Kayla Pope -- Improving the quality of parent-child contact in separating families with infants and young children : empirical research foundations / Michael E. Lamb and Joan B. Kelly -- Divorce, custody, and visitation in middle childhood / Louis Kraus, Robin Shapiro, and Robert M. Galatzer-Levy -- Custody evaluations of adolescents / Sarghi Sharma and Christopher Thomas -- Adopted children and custody arrangements / Susan M. Fisher -- Medically ill children and adolescents / Brenda Bursch -- Parental sexual orientation, social science research, and child custody decisions / Charlotte J. Patterson -- Child custody evaluations of parents with major psychiatric disorders / Michael J. Jenuwine and Bertram J. Cohler -- Child adjustment and high-conflict divorce / Robin M. Deutsch and Marsha Kline Pruett -- Evaluating child sexual abuse allegations / Kathryn Kuehnle and Mary Connell -- Rejection in cases of abuse or alienation in divorcing families / Leslie M. Drozd -- Joint custody : a judicious choice for families : but how, when, and why? / Marsha Kline Pruett and Carrie Barker -- Conclusions and prospects / Robert M. Galatzer-Levy ER -