Old Before Their Time - A Scientific Life Investigating How Maltreatment Harms Children

Old Before Their Time is the deeply personal story of a 35-year scientific investigation of the effects of childhood sexual abuse on child development and adult outcomes.

List of contents

1. Multiple Personality Disorder 2. The Female Growth and Development Study (FGDS) 3. Hard Times 4. From the Laboratory to the Front Line 5. Investigating Alleged Child Maltreatment 6. The "Politics" of Child Maltreatment 7. Lessons Learned

About the author

Frank W. Putnam, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Recipient of numerous awards, he is internationally recognized for his research on the psychobiological effects of child maltreatment.

Product details

• Authors: Frank W. (University of North Carolina At Putnam, Putnam Frank W.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 23.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032974828
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3297482-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; SELF-HELP / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Personal & public health, Trauma & shock, Psychotherapy, Trauma and shock, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Personal and public health / health education, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services