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Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses is an account of one man's experience in the field of child psychiatry over four decades, and some of the remarkable changes in practice and experience over that time.

James Rogers spent much of his career at the Department of Child Psychiatry at the Crichton Royal Hospital in Dumfries, Scotland. Here he set up and ran a pioneering residential children's unit run by a team of dedicated care staff, educational psychologists, teachers and occupational therapists. Together they saw hundreds of young children, whose lives, for one reason or another, had been derailed, often with traumatic and long-term consequences.

With dedication, commitment and an unshakeable belief in what they were doing, the team helped transform many of these lives, breaking circles of neglect, loss and separation, and providing real opportunities for lasting health and happiness.

Metamorphoses provides compelling and often profoundly moving case studies of many of these children, examining their backgrounds, diagnoses, treatment and outcomes. At the same time the author presents, discusses and debates many of the theories and practices that were the cornerstones of much of this work.

In an age where the ?misery memoir? has turned childhood into an endless tale of doom and gloom, these transformative stories provide a ray of hope, demonstrating that with the requisite attention, affection and commitment, metamorphoses can truly take place.

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