psychic trauma in children

This book discusses the prevalence of childhood trauma, how it affects children and adolescents, the long-term damage it can cause, and the urgent need for solutions to the problem.

Explores the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and adult health problems, drawing on scientific insights and personal stories to outline beneficial health interventions"--OCLC.

"Only since the 1990s have researchers and health officials known about the alarmingly high prevalence of childhood trauma, and the harm it can cause. Trauma during childhood has been associated with numerous mental disorders and physical illnesses among children, adolescents, and adults, and a growing number of experts are calling it a public health crisis. The prevalence of childhood trauma is covered, as is how it affects children and adolescents, the long-term damage it can cause, and the urgent need for solutions to the problem"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the stories of various children who were kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group in northern Uganda, trained to be killers, and forced to commit savage acts as soldiers.

Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry shares the stories of trauma and transformation he has encountered in his line of work, describing what happens to a child's brain when exposed to extreme stress and how innovative treatments are helping those children heal and become healthy adults.