Ghosts from the nursery : tracing the roots of violence / Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley.
Ghosts from the nursery : tracing the roots of violence / Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley.
Ghosts from the nursery : tracing the roots of violence / Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley.
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Publisher
New York : The Atlantic Monthly Press, c1997.
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N618.9289/26
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Ghosts from the Nursery -- 2. Grand Central: Early Brain Anatomy and Violence -- 3. Before We Know It: Prenatal Exposure to Drugs and Malnutrition -- 4. Love's Labor Lost: Adverse Experiences in the Womb and at Birth -- 5. Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick: The Disruptive Behavior Disorders -- 6. Tea...
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Publisher
New York : The Atlantic Monthly Press, c1997.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
One in twenty children born today will spend some part of his or her adult life in jail. During the last thirty years, violent crimes committed by youth have risen by 371 percent. Cutting to the heart of this alarming trend, Ghosts from the Nursery gives startling new evidence that violent behavior is fundamentally linked to abuse and neglect in th...
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Ghosts from the nursery : tracing the roots of violence / Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-347) and index.
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c1997.
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N618.9289/26
Record Identifier
74VMQ8E2rZzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQ8E2rZzX
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ISBN
0871137038
9780871137036
DDC
618.9289
MMS ID
991000563299702626
