Child Development Mediated by Trauma

Reviews / Votes

"Dr. Boris Gindis has written a remarkably readable book on a highly complex subject. If you work with traumatized youngsters, you need to read Child Development Mediated by Trauma: The Dark Side of International Adoption.[...] For those working with internationally adopted children, Dr. Gindis brings together a set of new ideas as well as fresh perspectives on old concepts. Although familiar with the subject, I learned a great deal. [...] The book seamlessly weaves together developmental brain-science, trauma research and pertinent clinical examples to create an articulate and compelling narrative. Dr. Gindis takes the reader on a "tour" of the proposed medical diagnosis, Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) suggested by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and his associates. Dr. Gindis offers succinct examples from his own practice (all carefully disguised) to explain this new, integrative clinical framework. [...] Dr. Gindis discussion of DTD as the root of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is powerful. Every mental health training program-from psychiatry to occupational therapy- should have Child Development Mediated by Trauma as part of their core curriculum. I keep it close at hand on my "go to" shelf"."

Dr. Patty Cogen, is the author of the international best-selling adoption book, Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child. She currently works as a Child Development Specialist and Family Therapist with expertise in international adoptions, USA. "Dr. Boris Gindis has written a remarkably readable book on a highly complex subject. If you work with traumatized youngsters, you need to read Child Development Mediated by Trauma: The Dark Side of International Adoption.[...] For those working with internationally adopted children, Dr. Gindis brings together a set of new ideas as well as fresh perspectives on old concepts. Although familiar with the subject, I learned a great deal. [...] The book seamlessly weaves together developmental brain-science, trauma research and pertinent clinical examples to create an articulate and compelling narrative. Dr. Gindis takes the reader on a "tour" of the proposed medical diagnosis, Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) suggested by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and his associates. Dr. Gindis offers succinct examples from his own practice (all carefully disguised) to explain this new, integrative clinical framework. [...] Dr. Gindis discussion of DTD as the root of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is powerful. Every mental health training program-from psychiatry to occupational therapy- should have Child Development Mediated by Trauma as part of their core curriculum. I keep it close at hand on my "go to" shelf"."

Dr. Patty Cogen, is the author of the international best-selling adoption book, Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child. She currently works as a Child Development Specialist and Family Therapist with expertise in international adoptions, USA.

"As a parent and an adoption lawyer who is well familiar with the 'classical' editions on the attachment disorder and other psychological issues of the adoptive children, I can very much appreciate the quality of the research provided in the Dr. Gindis' book. Both the depth of the research and the literary style of this book are of equally high quality. The narrative is very logical and well-structured, meaning that the highly academic work is easy to follow even for a non-psychologist or psychiatrist. The academic concepts are smartly illustrated with captivating real-life stories which bring a great human touch to this scientific edition."

Olga Mitireva, adoption lawyer, Geneva.

"Gindis' book can be recommended not only to psychologists and educators working with internationally adopted post-institutionalized (IAPI) children but to all professionals interested in vicissitudes of traumatic child development and its uncertain outcomes."

Alex Kozulin, Achva College and the Feuerstein Institute, Jerusalem, Israel