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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 Paperback – December 25, 2007

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In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery
 

How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover?

Child psychiatrist Dr. Bruce D. Perry has helped children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, murder witnesses, kidnapped teenagers, and victims of family violence. In the classic 
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry tells their stories of trauma and transformation and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope. Deftly combining unforgettable case histories with his own compassionate, insightful strategies for rehabilitation, Perry explains what happens to children’s brains when they are exposed to extreme stress—and reveals the unexpected measures that can be taken to ease such pain and help them grow into healthy adults. 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.
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Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, a Houston-based nonprofit 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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Basic Books; Reprint edition (December 25, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0465056539
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0465056538
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches
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Customers find the book easy to read and informative. They appreciate the author's insights and approach to trauma awareness. The content is described as emotional, moving, and touching. Readers praise the pacing and empathy of the author. Opinions differ on the stories, with some finding them relatable and heartwarming while others find them heartbreaking.

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Customers find the book insightful and informative. They appreciate the author's approach, which explains the science behind everything in a way they can understand. The narrative stories are weaved with research and academic knowledge in an engaging manner. Readers describe the book as eye-opening and essential reading for parents.

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Customers find the book helpful for understanding children with trauma and child development. They appreciate the author's balance between science and psychology. The book provides real-life examples of children who have experienced severe trauma, with a good balance between a biological and neurological view. It is highly informative for parents who care about children but aren't into academia.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2010
    Dr. Perry is not just a psychiatrist who spends his time listening to and diagnosing clients. He is a maverick, willing to break the rules whenever needed and play detective rather than assert his expertise. By taking this approach to his young clients and studying not just their symptoms, but the treatment they were given from birth, he follows the brain as it develops. What he learns is of value to everyone. We were all children once.

    As he talks us through each of the cases covered in this book, we get a strong sense of his love for and understanding of the traumatized children. He approaches them slowly and with the utmost respect for their personhood. Like Alice Miller, he is acutely aware of the ways in which we seek to control or diminish small lives and the horrific consequences that sometimes result. But his quest is not just to address the psychological, it is to probe the way the brain itself forms and what can be done when its components lag or turn off.

    You will find every kind of child in this book, those who murder, those lacking normal social responses and those unable to thrive physically. In each case Dr. Perry reaches back into their past to uncover how the brain was encouraged to or discouraged from developing in corresponding ways. What is different about Perry's work is how he uses with this information. You won't find the perfect drug to control a child mentioned here. You will find some excellent stories about how touch therapy can renew and enhance neural pathways or how dance and movement can help a child regain natural psychological and physical cycles. In every case he fully explains what he did and why and gives full credit to those who taught him along the way. I am not talking about other doctors here, but people such as a foster mother and the children themselves.

    Even if you have no children and never plan to work with them, this book is worth reading. If you are an adult who has always felt out of sync with the world, you may find an explanation here.I found quite a few ah-ha moments and a great deal of personal food for thought. If you are an adherent of mind/body medicine, much of what he says will appeal to you as well.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016
    "The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog" is an excellent book full of real-life examples of children who have experienced severe trauma and successful therapies administered to them.

    As an educator, I have found myself reflecting on the many "problem" children I've encountered in school settings, and wondering how many of them had been exposed to trauma at young ages, or even currently. I truly enjoyed reading about each case presented in this book, and the way each of these children overcame their painful pasts and experiences with the help of Dr. Perry.

    As I've observed students and their family lives over the years as a teacher, I've come to agree more and more on the importance of stability, love and quality time spent in the family for children. I've often theorized that the lack of quality time spent with parents have diminished children's linguistic abilities, but after reading this book, I've come to realize that the damages are far more extensive.

    Dr. Perry's concluding chapter outlines the needs for children to be cared for in healthy environments, as early as in their infancy. He contends for the need for community, extended families, cooperation and empathy in our lives in order for our brains to develop healthily. It is a good commentary on our familial and societal issues, and we cannot argue that many of the issues we face today stem from broken relationships in the smallest units.

    The stories in the book are well-narrated, and Dr. Perry's writing style is easy to read and interesting. If you are interested in reading a book about neglected and abused children and how to help them, this book is an excellent choice.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014
    As a parent to children adopted from foster care, Dr. Perry's perspective on the many separate facets of brain development (and how they impact behavior and learning) was eye opening and helpful. The book is carefully structured as a series of case reports, but in a way that advances his themes, repeats key points, and highlights contrasts in the outcomes for some of his patients. He sets his tone in the first chapter, relating advice from a classical (Freudian) authority figure as well as from one more founded in neuroscience. If you laugh, you'll like the rest of the book. If you think Dr. Perry is being mean, you may not. You'll notice every time he gets to relate a 20-year old story and be the guy who was right all along.

    This book is a fascinating read if you just wonder what happens to kids who've been through terrible traumas, or wonder why some seem to turn out just fine. There is a chapter covering his time with the children released from the Branch Davidian compound, before and after the siege that killed most of their parents.

    Having been through many hours of therapy with an attachment disordered teen, I really wish there had been a professional with Dr. Perry's background involved. Continually trying to revisit the life experience was not effective, and without a plan for addressing any underlying development issues related to the long-term trauma, there was no other point to the therapy, and therefore, little result. A reader who picks up this book in hopes of exploring their own or their children's struggles after early trauma will finally start to get answers that make sense.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
    It was a great read. I feel like the author did a good job balancing the traumas with the science. He did a great job explaining the science behind everything in a way I was able to follow and understand. It was very insightful and definitely emotionally moving.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Loveeeeee this book
    Reviewed in Canada on October 23, 2024
    I love this book, I've read it about 5 times and lend it out to everyone I know. It explain trauma and how to help people over come it (and allows hope for those working with children with significant trauma)
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Such an incredible book!!!
    Reviewed in Mexico on May 19, 2024
    I read it in Spanish but old version, and then last year on November if I remember well I got this new edition and is spectacular with the new notes and stuff.

    Fully recommended!!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Such an incredible book!!!
    Reviewed in Mexico on May 19, 2024
    I read it in Spanish but old version, and then last year on November if I remember well I got this new edition and is spectacular with the new notes and stuff.

    Fully recommended!!
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  • marteen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Important book to better understand how to help traumatised children.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2024
    One of the best, if not the best, books on how caring for our babies and very young children can have profound impacts on their developing brain and how this can affect behaviours & mental health in later years. Essential reading for people who want to better understand the importance of love, nurturing and connection in raising healthy children and the impact of negative early childhood experiences and how this affects a child’s brain development. Many case studies also detailing the author’s therapeutic approach in treating trauma in young children to help them lead improved lives as they grow and become adults . A fascinating & important book.
  • Saurabh Tiwari
    5.0 out of 5 stars A book to touch your heart!
    Reviewed in India on August 18, 2022
    An eminently readable book on childhood trauma that'll touch your heart and help in better understanding of individuals who behave oddly.
  • Gabriellen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Molto educativo
    Reviewed in Italy on January 13, 2022
    Ho comprato questo libro dopo aver letto “The body keeps the score” e devo dire che segue molto quella linea di pensiero. Mi è piaciuto molto, rispettoso dei pazienti citati senza mettere in evidenza dettagli degli abusi.