Copyright © 2012 by Laurence Heller, PhD, and Aline LaPierre, PsyD. All rights reserved. No portion of this book, except for brief review, may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the written permission of the publisher. For information contact North Atlantic Books.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Heller, Laurence
  Healing developmental trauma: how early trauma affects self-regulation, self-image, and the capacity for relationship / Laurence Heller and Aline LaPierre.
        p. cm.
  Summary: “Written for those working to heal developmental trauma and seeking new tools for self-awareness and growth, this book focuses on conflicts surrounding the capacity for connection and introduces the NeuroAffective Relational Model, a unified approach to developmental, attachment, and shock trauma”—Provided by publisher.
  eISBN: 978-1-58394-511-7
1. Neuropsychology. 2. Traumatic shock—Treatment. 3. Psychic trauma—Treatment. I.
LaPierre, Aline. II. Title.
  QP360.H448 2012
  612.8—dc23

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