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by Bruce Perry

What happens when a young child is traumatised? How does trauma affect a child’s mind-and how ca

n that mind recover? In The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, child psychiatrist Dr. Perry tells the stories of young people who have experienced trauma and transformation. He explains what happens to the brain when children are exposed to extreme stress and trauma and reveals his innovative (non-medicinal) methods for helping to ease their pain and allowing them to become healthy adults. In this deeply informed and moving book, Perry shares with the reader the lessons of courage, humanity and hope he learned from these scarred children. He dramatically demonstrates that only when we understand the science of the mind and the power of love and nurturing, can we hope to heal the spirit of even the most wounded child.