The boy who was raised as a dog
Subtitle: and other stories from a child psychiatrist's notebook : what traumatized children can teach us about loss, love, and healing
By: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
Contributors: Szalavitz, Maia
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780465056521
Subjects: Child psychiatry -- Popular works; Psychic trauma in children -- Case studies
Genres: Popular works; Case studies
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-263) and index
Table of contents: title: Tina's world; title: For your own good; title: Stairway to heaven; title: Skin hunger; title: The coldest heart; title: The boy who was raised as a dog; title: Satanic panic; title: The raven; title: "Mom is lying. Mom is hurting me. Please call the police"; title: The kindness of children; title: Healing communities