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The Use of Paraverbal Therapy in Treating an Inaccessible, Traumatized Child

Severely traumatized children are often incapable of responding to traditional psychotherapy. Paraverbal therapy has been shown to render a number of such children responsive to the communicative aspects of the method, with the result that their maladaptive behavior is concomitantly ameliorated. Others, such as the child presented herein, have needed additional traditional therapy.

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