The child survivor : healing developmental trauma and dissociation /

Silberg, Joyanna L.

The child survivor : healing developmental trauma and dissociation / Joyanna L. Silberg. - London : Routledge, 2012. - 1 online resource : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title provides a comprehensive overview of the treatment of children and adolescents who have developed dissociative symptoms in response to ongoing developmental trauma. The Child Survivor is a clinically rich, comprehensive overview of the treatment of children and adolescents who have developed dissociative symptoms in response to ongoing developmental trauma. Joyanna Silberg, a widely respected authority in the field, uses case examples to illustrate hard-to-manage clinical dilemmas such as children presenting with rage reactions, amnesia, and dissociative shut-down. These behaviors are often survival strategies, and in The Child Survivor practitioners will find practical management tools that are backed up by recent scientific advances in neurobiology. Clinicians on the front lines of treatment will come away from the book with an arsenal of therapeutic techniques that they can put into practice right away, limiting the need for restrictive hospitalizations or out-of-home placements for their young clients.


Electronic reproduction.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203830277 (ebook)


Dissociative disorders in children.
Dissociative disorders--Treatment.
Psychic trauma--Treatment.
Health and Wellbeing.
Psychology
Abnormal psychology