Published May, 2006
By Denys Ribas
Publisher: Free Association Books
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Reviews childhood autism, focusing on the work of Hans Asperger. This book examines the theories under discussion, including developments in genetics, access to symbolisation and, in a constant concern with clinical practice, instigates a constructive debate between the traditionally conflicting views of psychoanalysis and the cognitive sciences.

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Published March, 2006
By Patrizia Brunori, Gianna Candolo, Maddalena Dona Delle Rose and Maria Chiara Risoldi
Publisher: Free Association Books
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Account of how psychotherapists, from Bosnia and Italy, struggled with the psychological trauma in women who had suffered rape; torture; loss of husbands, children, and cultural identity. This book describes clinical work and training by a small innovative group of psychotherapists who worked through cases of individual and collective suffering.

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Published February, 2006
By Sami Timimi and Begum Maitra
Publisher: Free Association Books
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Bringing together knowledgeable specialists across the spectrum of child and adolescent psychiatry, this text questions many of psychiatry's cherished assumptions, and offers different ways of thinking about theory and practice. It also explores the influence of drug companies, the impact of trauma, the crisis in academic medicine, and more.

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