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Maltreated Children: Experience, Brain Development And The Next Generation

Penned By Bruce D. Perry
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The brain is what makes us human, and the experiences of childhood sculpt the brain. Deprivation, terror, sexual exploitation, and emotional abuse affect the biology of the developing brain in a permanent, negative way. This book describes simple but powerful principles of neurodevelopment and neurobiology and examines clinical issues of child maltreatment within this context, providing a new conceptual approach to the assessment, treatment, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Bruce Perry, M.D., is at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

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Length 224 Pages
Imprint W. W. Norton & Company
Released December 12, 2000
Identifier (ISBN) 8978575
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Bruce D. Perry writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Bruce D. Perry lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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