Moon Shadows: Stories of Trauma & Recovery [Paperback]

Colin A. Ross (Author), M.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2007

FINALIST WINNER for Women's Issues from the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Moon Shadows contains stories of recovery from childhood abuse, neglect, family violence and psychological trauma. Each contributor tells her story and writes about what they consider to be the most important keys to their recovery. Moon Shadows will inspire and motivate the reader and leave them with a sense of hope, that full recovery is possible.

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About the Author

Colin A. Ross, M.D. is a psychiatrist specializing in psychological trauma. He is the Executive Medical Director of three trauma programs located in Dallas, Texas, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Torrance, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 375 pages
• Publisher: Manitou Communications (August 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976550830
• ISBN-13: 978-0976550839
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #683,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Colin A. Ross, M.D. received his degree from the University of Alberta in 1981 and completed his psychiatry training at the University of Manitoba in 1985. Dr. Ross is an internationally renowned clinician, researcher, author and lecturer in the field of traumatic stress and trauma related disorders. He is the founder and President of The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma. Besides his work at Timberlawn Hospital in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Ross consults to Trauma Programs at Forest View Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Del Amo Hospital in Torrance California. He has authored over 140 professional papers and 23 books. He has reviewed for numerous professional journals and is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and is a Past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. In addition, Dr. Ross has served as expert witness in over 50 court cases, consulted on several cable, movie and video productions and has produced six educational DVD's and CD's for mental health professionals on the treatment of trauma based disorders.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you! Thank you!, October 19, 2007

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symphonic prism - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Shadows: Stories of Trauma & Recovery (Paperback)

We haven't even read the whole thing yet. Will probably take quite awhile as we have to pace ourselves so as not to get flooded. But just had to come and say, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" to Colin Ross for doing this book. And a HUGE thank you to all the people that contributed to it. We have DID. We pretty much thought we might for many years, but just got accurately/officially diagnosed about 6 months ago. I can so identify with so many people in this book, and I am very much hanging on to their strength, insight, and success. DID can be such a lonely disorder to have. There are not a lot of places to go to meet others with DID. It's not that they aren't out there......it's just.....it's not as obvious as people think. Many, many of us are very high functioning people with graduate degrees in everything from accounting to education to social work. DID can be very hard to live with because people don't understand it. All they know is what they've seen in the movies. We have such a distaste for the media on this issue as they have stigmatized us all. Made it so it's as if we have traded one secret in life for another. First we had the secret of our abuse......now we carry the secret that we have DID. The irony in that is very painful. We wish people understood. I think this book is a step in the right direction for helping people understand DID and for helping those of us with it not feel so alone. Thank you! Thank you! Will probably come and write again when I'm done reading.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a book!, July 29, 2008

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teacher123 "KJ" (Bloomington, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Shadows: Stories of Trauma & Recovery (Paperback)

Excellent book! It truly represents what it is like to go through trauma and recovery. I found parts of myself in every story and hope at the end of each. I would recommend this book to anyone who has experienced child hood trauma, and especially those suffering from DID. Candidly written, but with heartfelt honesty, it is not just another series of stories of survival. It is a series of stories of hope.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read, May 16, 2010

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This review is from: Moon Shadows: Stories of Trauma & Recovery (Paperback)

I bought this book thinking it was Colin Ross writing, and it is about his patients and their journeys on the healing from DID. It was a little boring. Still useful.