Bruce Perry (Author) Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is an internationally recognized authority on children in crisis. Dr. Perry is the Provincial Medical Director in Children's Mental Health for the Alberta Mental Health Board. In addition, he is the Senior Fellow of the ChildTrauma Academy (www.ChildTrauma.org), a Houston-based organization dedicated to research and education on child maltreatment. Dr. Perry has been consulted on many high-profile incidents involving traumatized children, including the Columbine, Colorado school shootings, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Branch Davidian siege. He lives in Houston, Texas and Alberta, Canada.Maia Szalavitz (Author) 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.
"Filled with compassionate, caring stories by a wise healer and
scientist, this book will appeal to all who are interested in
understanding how children heal."--Lynn Ponton, MD, author
of The Romance of Risk
"For many years, Bruce Perry's work has been deserving of our
highest praise. This book is his crowning achievement, the ultimate
combination of science and humanity."--Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD,
ABPP, University of Arizona College of Medicine, and President,
American Psychology-Law Society, -
"I have never encountered a child advocate with a better mind, a
bigger heart, or a more generous spirit than Bruce Perry. This book
captures the essence of his insights and the heroism of his actions
on behalf of children who have encountered the dark side of human
experience."--James Garbarino, PhD, author of Lost Boys: Why
Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
"In beautifully written, fascinating accounts of experience working
with emotionally stunted and traumatized children, child
psychiatrist Perry educates readers about how early-life stress and
violence affects the developing brain. He offers simple yet vivid
illustrations of the stress response and the brain's mechanisms
with facts and images that crystallize in the mind without being
too detailed and confusing."--Publishers Weekly
"In this harrowing but profoundly humane book, Perry and Szalavitz
provide an all too timely, utterly engrossing account of
traumatized children's lives.... Once I opened it, I could not put
it down."--Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, author of Mother Nature:
Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species
"Perry has learned a thing or two about how not to raise a
prospective sociopath.... He makes a powerful case for early
intervention for disruptive children to prevent adult
sociopathy."--Booklist
"The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog is Bruce Perry's finest
achievement.... Anyone who wants to understand childhood trauma and
its heartbreaking consequences must read this book."--Andrew
Vachss, best-selling author of Mask Market and founder and
national advisory board member of PROTECT: The National Association
to Protect Children.
"This book demands and deserves attention from parents, educators,
policymakers, courts, and therapists. Highly recommended."--Library
Journal, starred review
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