Title:
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
JLCTITLE245:
Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Basic Books, ©2006.
Physical Description:
ix, 275 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780465056538
Abstract:
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.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author:
Contents:
Tina's world -- For your own good -- Stairway to heaven -- Skin hunger -- The coldest heart -- The boy who was raised as a dog -- Satanic panic -- The raven -- "Mom is lying. Mom is hurting me. Please call the police" -- The kindness of children -- Healing communities.