Publication

2008 - Basic Books

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100465056539
  • ISBN-139780465056538
  • Goodreads298303
  • Open LibraryOL9539601M

Classifications

  • LCCRJ499.34 .P47 2006

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.

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