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Trauma-Attachment Tangle: Modifying EMDR to Help Children Resolve Trauma and Develop Loving Relationships Joan Lovett. New York: Routledge. 2014, 235 pp., $155.00 (hardcover), $49.95 (paperback)
The Trauma-Attachment Tangle: Modifying EMDR to Help Children Resolve Trauma and Develop Loving Relationships is a delightful and enlightening read. Do not expect the dry recounting of symptoms, case histories, and treatment methods that are sometimes found in clinical books. Lovett's sparkling narrative style quickly draws the reader into the mystery surrounding each puzzling case study. It is a joy to follow Dr. Lovett's thought processes as she unravels the tangle and traces each child's current behaviors to earlier frightening events. The connections are frequently surprising. For example, in one case, Dr. Lovett's sleuthing connects a little boy's refusal to join the family at dinner to a preverbal event in which he witnessed the parents receiving tragic news...