Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook by Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz

13 reviews

overduck's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

I cannot express how much I love this book. I learned so much about the brain and how we respond to trauma, and I was wholly inspired by the book. It was a bit of a dense read (it is, after all, often used as a textbook), but I still couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, and Panic attacks/disorders

brittanykroeckel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Wow. What a book — each chapter brings forth its own unique perspective to trauma and the ways it can manifest. Perry leaves this not for the faint of heart but also curates these stories in a respectful manner. As a future counselor, although many of these cases will be rare or nonexistent occurrences in my work, it’s still important to know this view of trauma and be trauma-informed in practice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder and Self harm

gracieec's review against another edition

challenging informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Ableism, Torture, Violence, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Drug abuse, Excrement, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, and Drug use

literarymaven's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Violence

bunny1998's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Chronic illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Car accident, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rosieanna24's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Abandonment, Ableism, Confinement, Chronic illness, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Death of parent, Incest, Bullying, Mental illness, and Gun violence

noonanjohnc's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Emotional abuse

rami_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book was very difficult to read; the author recounts some of the worst cases of child abuse imaginable. That being said, it also provides the read with tremendous hope, mostly via fascinating insights into proven methods of treating trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Confinement, Self harm, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

mei_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Self harm, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, Death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders