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
Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry has treated children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, witnesses, children raised in closets and cages, and victims of family violence. Here he tells their stories of trauma and transformation.
Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry has treated children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, witnesses, children raised in closets and cages, and victims of family violence. Here he tells their stories of trauma and transformation.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780465056538 (0465056539)
ASIN: 465056539
Publish date: December 25th 2007
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Science,
Parenting,
Health,
Education,
Medical,
Sociology,
Psychology,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness,
Abuse
Excellent and incredibly informative read. Compassion and wisdom on every page. A must read for those who work with children in any capacity, in particular children with trauma history.
This book is most interesting when discussing individual cases, but seems to fall apart and become rambling and even slightly patronizing when the author begins discussing psychiatry in general. I enjoyed it, for the most part, and I can definitely believe that the author has the best interests of c...
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