The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child
- ISBN-10
- 1905664761
- ISBN-13
- 9781905664764
- Category
- Adopted children
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09
- Publisher
- British Association for Adoption & Fostering(BAAF)
- Author
- Nancy Newton Verrier
Description
Originally published in 1993, this classic piece of literature on adoption has revolutionised the way people think about adopted children. Nancy Verrier examines the life-long consequences of the 'primal wound' - the wound that is caused when a child is separated from its mother - for adopted people. Her argument is supported by thorough research in pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding and the effects of loss.
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Other editions
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- 1997-04-25
- 300 pages
- Paperback
- SUNY Press
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- 1997-01-01
- 300 pages
- Paperback
- SUNY Press
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