The Kaspar Hauser Syndrome of "Psychosocial Dwarfism". Deficient Statural, Intellectual and Social Growth Induced by Child Abuse

Kaspar Hauser Syndrome of "Psychosocial Dwarfism" A century's worth of information on the physical, social, and mental effects of child abuse and neglect is gathered together in this extraordinary study. John Money adopts the historical figure of Kaspar Hauser as the paradigm case of the abusive neglect and deprivation that have typified reports of child abuse for more than a century. Hauser was a physically stunted adult with the mind of a child... Full description