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out of the woods...
Out of the Woods: Tales of Resilient Teens, by Stuart T. Hauser, Joseph P. Allen, and Eve Golden. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 2006.
The Times Literary Supplement says that Out of the Woods "blasts an exciting new route to understanding the process of human resilience."
And from Nature: "Stories of individuals overcoming great obstacles to succeed in life no doubt cast their spell on audiences long before they were recorded in books. The power such tales hold will captivate readers of Out of the Woods. . . . The book serves as a powerful reminder of the phenomenon of resilience and the compelling rationale for understanding resilience well enough to facilitate it." (Ann S. Masten in Nature, volume 443, 14 September 2006 -- the review is not available online except to subscribers).
From the jacket:
"This is one of the most important books
on recovery from teenage mental illness that I have ever seen. Out of
the Woods shows powerfully that the question of who succeeds and who
fails to recover is a question not for biochemical analysis and drug
treatment, but for dedicated therapeutic faith and understanding. The
more attention this powerful book gets, the better."
—Joanne Greenberg, author of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
"A riveting
account of how and why a group of very troubled teenagers were able to
turn their lives around as they entered adulthood. The authors'
impressive insight into these unexpected changes should bring hope and
new understanding to educators and clinicians—and also to worried
parents."
—Judith S. Wallerstein, author of What About the Kids? Raising
Children Before, During, and After Divorce
"Resilience has
been a puzzle. We have seen it as either the reflection of some positive
trait—IQ, say—or the result of good experiences. This highly engaging
book focuses on the processes associated with resilience. . . . Anyone
working with young people will find much food for thought in this
splendid book."
—Sir Michael Rutter, author of Helping Troubled Children
UPDATE: Out of the Woods is now (March 2008) out in paper from HUP.
