What Happened in the Woodshed: The Secret Lives of Battered Children and a New Profession to Protect Them

A riveting exposé of child abuse in America and how the newest breed of pediatricians determines what happened, why, and at whose hands.

• Explains how signs of abuse can be missed by professionals, community members, and even family members

• Includes interviews and insights from more than two dozen child abuse pediatricians

• Addresses physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, including abuse by neglect and abuse due to Munchausen syndrome by proxy

• Details how cases can go wrong in court rooms when confuscation by defense attorneys overpowers evidence brought to court by child abuse pediatricians

• Offers ideas for stemming the tide of child abuse