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Foreword, Lenore C. TerrI. The Extent of the Problem and Its Impact1. Introduction, Eliana Gil2. A Review of Current Research on the Incidence and Prevalence of Interpersonal Childhood Trauma, Jennifer A. Shaw3. The Role of Healthy Relational Interactions in Buffering the Impact of Childhood Trauma, Christine R. Ludy-Dobson and Bruce D. Perry4. Children's Self-Initiated Gradual Exposure: The Wonders of Post-Traumatic Play and Behavioral Reenactments, Eliana GilII. Clinical Responses5. Silent Grieving in a World without Words: A Child Witnesses His Brother's Murder, Eliana Gil6. The Owner of a Broken Heart: The Cumulative Trauma of Surgery and Sexual Abuse, Nicole Erin Jalazo7. A Hero's Journey: A Boy Who Lost His Parents and Found Himself, Vincent L. Pastore 8. A Tornado Disrupts the Wedding, to the Relief of the Unwilling Bride: A Girl's Quest for Healing after Sexual Abuse, Myriam L. Goldin9. Finding the Treasure Within: Spontaneous Storytelling and the Sandplay Journey of an Emotionally Despairing Girl, Rosalind L. Heiko10. "Stitches Are Stronger Than Glue": A Child Directs the Healing of Her Shattered Heart, David A. Crenshaw11. Manny's Story: A Soul Ascending, Eric J. Green12. "I Am an Artist": A Sexually Traumatized Girl's Self-Portraits in Paint and Clay, Barbara Sobol13. The Gift of Time: Helping to Heal through Long-Term Treatment Involving Complex Trauma and Cultural Issues, Athena A. Drewes14. "This Mommy Has No Milk!": A Neglected Child's Adaptation to Loss and Hunger, Eliana Gil15. Play and the Transformation of Feeling: Niki's Case, Eva-Maria Simms