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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Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, a Houston-based non-profit organization which promotes innovations in service, research and education in child maltreatment and childhood trauma. He has served as a consultant to the FBI and is the former Chief of Psychiatry at Texas Children's Hospital, as well as former Vice-Chairman for Research in the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. He lives in Houston, Texas and Alberta, Canada. Maia Szalavitz is an award-winning journalist who specializes in science and health. She is the author of "Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids" and "Recovery Options: The Complete Guide" with Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D. She lives in New York City.
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By Jakob Zobel
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This is a highly interesting book and should be read by anyone who is interested in child development or is responsible for their development. It is very inspiring, whether you're a carer, therapist, parent or social worker...doesn't matter. It can give you a basic understanding of how our brain develops and how traumatic experiences in life can affect this. However most of all it will give you an insight of Perry's work and the needs for our modern society arising from his experiences with those children.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Het
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Uplifting although sad. It reinforces the importance of proper care & nurturing in the early years. One of the best books I have read.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I had the good fortune to hear Dr Perry speak at a conference about trauma in childhood on his recent UK 'tour'. It was utterly fascinating and I just had to read his new book. This book is a must for anyone interested in child development and dealing with damaged children. It is useful for professionals, but also accessible and fascinating for parents and others. Although he deals with the most damaged children, their stories, beautifully written, leave you feeling uplifted. The entire book is a joy and well worth a read. Well done, Dr Perry.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By SD
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I have been working with children with emotional and behavioural difficulties for numerous years now and I have to say that this is the first book that I have read on the subject that has totally blown me away!! This is a MUST read for not just therapists, but for anyone who wants to undertand the reason's why some children behave as they do. It is written so beautifully and with great passion and conviction. I could not put this book down and you won't be able to either!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Colin Maginn
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What I really like about this book is that Perry takes these individual cases, tells their story then relates this to the impact which the neglect or abuse is likely to have had on the developing brain. A strong message in Perry's book is the big difference which ordinary people can make in a child's life with a little insight and kindness. From the point of view of any one working with children, I really like this quotation:
`most of the therapeutic experiences do not take place in `Therapy' but in naturally occurring healthy relationships. The most effective treatments to help child trauma victims is anything that increases the quality and number of relationships in the child's life.' page 79 - 80
`most of the therapeutic experiences do not take place in `Therapy' but in naturally occurring healthy relationships. The most effective treatments to help child trauma victims is anything that increases the quality and number of relationships in the child's life.' page 79 - 80
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Tsunami
Format:Paperback
As a teacher, I was recommended this book after attending a course on Looked After Children. What I hadn't anticipated was the insight the book would give me into the way children in general respond and think as they develop. It even began to make me think about my own development and way of thinking.
Brilliant easy read. Highly interesting.
Brilliant easy read. Highly interesting.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By keltycat
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I nearly by-passed this book because of the title, I am glad I read other reviews and decided to purchase it on the strength of these.
I found the book to be informative, very easy to read and believable.
This book will be of use to anyone who works with children, particularly children suffering from and hopefully recovering from early traumatic experiences.
The author eloquently and simply ties in the effects of early traumatic experiences on the brain, in to what the child is living and dealing with as they grow, what helps them recover and adapt as best they can, and also what might hinder that recovery.
I highly recommend this book.
I found the book to be informative, very easy to read and believable.
This book will be of use to anyone who works with children, particularly children suffering from and hopefully recovering from early traumatic experiences.
The author eloquently and simply ties in the effects of early traumatic experiences on the brain, in to what the child is living and dealing with as they grow, what helps them recover and adapt as best they can, and also what might hinder that recovery.
I highly recommend this book.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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For all who are working with children - counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists & psychiatrists,social workers or volunteers, this is an extremely well written book about the way a Psychiatrist worked with children by learning from them. The case studies he uses from his wide experiences show how necessary it is to have a good understanding of the integrated structure of the bilogical, psychological and neurological systems. He graphically shows the patterns of process as he works with very damaged children, including the mistakes he made, and how his understanding of the way the different systems worked in a child for their own protection from further trauma, even to the need to partly dissociate or as DID. I found it extremely stimulating and informative for my own therapeutic work within the PTSD spectrum.
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This is a must read for anyone working with vulnerable child, or wanting to foster or adopt. It would do all parents well too to have a read and remind themselves how important it... Read more
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Excellent book. Gives real explanation of many difficulties and detail of the attachment theories. Enough detail for in depth explanation but not too scientifically challenging. Read more
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bruce perry knows his subject. written in a very understanable format. a must for people working in the care settings. brilliant.
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This book is well written and will appeal to anyone working with troubled children and adults. It helps us to explore how trauma may be continuing to influence behaviour and... Read more
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An excellent introduction to brain development theory
This book is very easy to read and an excellent introduction to the importance of children's experience on their subsequent brain development. Read more
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A fascinating avccount of harrowing cases. The book was so interesting, deprivation and bause at different stages of life can affect the child in different ways, and even a small... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sam
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Fascinating!
An absolutely fascinating insight into the developing brain. A must-read for anyone who has or who works with young children. Perry should be compulsory reading! Read more
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