The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Van Der Kolk, Bessel

ISBN 10: 0670785938 / ISBN 13: 9780670785933

Published by Viking Books, 2014

Hardcover. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge. Seller Inventory # 9780670785933B

Synopsis:

A pioneering researcher and one of the world’s foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing
 
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children.
 
Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring—specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy—and a way to reclaim lives.

About the Author: Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., is the founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts. He is also a professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and director of the National Complex Trauma Treatment Network. When he is not teaching around the world, Dr. van der Kolk works and lives Boston.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and ...
Publisher: Viking Books
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included