Bibliograph

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, Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, and Maia Szalavitz

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Label

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, Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, and Maia Szalavitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-401) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The boy who was raised as a dog

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1001467186

Responsibility statement

Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, and Maia Szalavitz

Sub title

and other stories from a child psychiatrist's notebook : what traumatized children can teach us about loss, love, and healing

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 the author reveals how today's innovative treatments are helping ease children's pain, allowing them to become healthy adults

Table Of 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 -- A picture, not a label

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