Maia Szalavitz: 7 books
Unbroken Brain
A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped...
Born for Love
Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
“Bruce Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist.”
—Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia
Born for Love is the definitive book on empathy. Renowned psychiatrist Bruce Perry has appeared on Oprah, CNN, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered,...
Recovery Options
The Complete Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
A clear and compassionate guide to overcoming substance problems
"A no-nonsense, state-of-the-art guide."--Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Coming Plague
"Comprehensive, illuminating, easy to read."--William Cope Moyers, Vice President of Public...
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
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
In this instant classic of developmental psychology, a renowned psychiatrist examines the effect that trauma can have on a child, reveals how PTSD impacts the developing mind, and outlines the path to recovery.
What happens when a young brain is traumatized? How does terror, abuse, or disaster...
El chico al que criaron como un perro
Y otras historias del cuaderno de un psiquiatra infantil
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 5, 2017
¿Qué pasa cuando se traumatiza un cerebro joven? ¿Cómo afecta el terror, el abuso o un desastre en la mente de un niño? El psiquiatra infantil Bruce Perry ha ayudado a muchos niños a superar horrores inimaginables: supervivientes de genocidios, testigos de asesinato, adolescentes secuestrados...
by Brent W. Jeffs, Maia Szalavitz
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
In the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), girls can become valuable property as plural wives, but boys are expendable, even a liability. In this powerful and heartbreaking account, former FLDS member Brent Jeffs reveals both the terror and the love he experienced...
De jongen die opgroeide als hond
en andere verhalen uit de praktijk van een kinderpsychiater
Language: Dutch
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Kinderpsychiater Bruce Perry helpt dagelijks getraumatiseerde kinderen. Bevlogen en met compassie vertelt hij over kinderen zoals Laura, een vierjarig meisje met een groeiachterstand, dat meer baat had bij een grote dosis liefde dan bij speciale diëten; Connor, die als baby lange tijd aan een stuk...