Truants from Life : Theory and Therapy (Paperback)

List of Contributors Introduction 1. Escape to Starvation: Eating Disorders and the Withdrawn Child 2. Bullying and Withdrawn Children 3. A Consideration of Possible Responses to Emotional Abuse of Children by Adults 4. Bereavement and Withdrawn Children 5. The Psychiatric Examination of Withdrawn Children 6. The Psychological Assessment of Withdrawn Children 7. Attachment and Withdrawal in Children’s Friendships 8. Language and Communication in Withdrawn Children 9. A Withdrawn Child in the Classroom Referred to an Educational Therapist 10. The Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Withdrawn Children 11. Treating Withdrawn Children by the Use of Play 12. Treating Withdrawn Children by the Use of Art 13. Treating Withdrawn Children by the Use of Music Index