false 129909 3 A world-renowned child psychiatrist offers a groundbreaking new perspective on how stress and violence affect children's brains--and how they can be helped to heal <P> What happens when a young brain is traumatized? How does terror, abuse, or disaster affect a child's mind--and how can that mind recover? <P> Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry has helped children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, murder witnesses, kidnapped teenagers, and victims of family violence. In <I>The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog</I>, he tells their stories of trauma and transformation through the lens of science, revealing the brain's astonishing capacity for healing. Deftly combining unforgettable case histories with his own compassionate, insightful strategies for rehabilitation, Perry explains what exactly happens to the brain when a child is exposed to extreme stress-and reveals the unexpected measures that can be taken to ease a child's pain and help him grow into a healthy adult. Through the stories of children who recover-physically, mentally, and emotionally-from the most devastating circumstances, Perry shows how simple things like surroundings, affection, language, and touch can deeply impact the developing brain, for better or for worse. <P> In this deeply informed and moving book, Bruce Perry dramatically demonstrates that only when we understand the science of the mind can we hope to heal the spirit of even the most wounded child. 125120 8 1 2007 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 total:301|5:169|4:94|3:28|2:7|1:3| 301 1322 554 97 4 2 false false Thu Jan 10 10:01:14 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 10:01:31 -0800 2008 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 is a book worthy of such a hefty title. Dr. Bruce Perry writes, in conjunction with journalist Maia Szalavitz, about some of the most disti...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 10:24:11 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 10:54:01 -0700 2008 2 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Aug 17 20:20:13 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 20:41:42 -0700 2008
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There were also a ton of observations about the brain and psychology that were really interesting - but totally understandable to me, who's only taken a few courses in it.

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