The boy who was raised as a dog : and other stories from a child psychiatrist's notebook : what traumatized children can teach us about loss, love, and healing /

Includes material on "genocide survivors, witnesses to their own parents' murders, children raised in closets and cages, and victims of family violence ... explains what happens to the brain when a child is exposed to extreme stress, and he reveals how today's innovative treatments ar...

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Main Authors: Perry, Bruce Duncan, 1955- (Author), Szalavitz, Maia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2006]
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Summary:Includes material on "genocide survivors, witnesses to their own parents' murders, children raised in closets and cages, and victims of family violence ... explains what happens to the brain when a child is exposed to extreme stress, and he reveals how today's innovative treatments are helping ease children's pain, allowing to become healthy adults.
Physical Description:ix, 275 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780465056538
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