Friday, July 8, 2011

Guilt and Innocence: Signs of Child Abuse

By Laura L. Smith, Ph.D.



child abuse

The public seems to be mesmerized by the Casey Anthony trial and the verdict of not guilty. Frankly, we didn’t follow the trial or much of the media frenzy. We don’t really know anything about Casey’s allegedly dysfunctional family or what really happened to young Caylee.

Psychologists shouldn’t try to diagnose someone they have never met—it’s just not appropriate, ethical, or good practice. However, it does seem pretty likely that Caylee didn’t always have the care and attention that she needed in her short life.

You can get the rest of the article HERE.

No comments:

Post a Comment