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

Van Der Kolk, Bessel A.

ISBN 10: 0141978619 / ISBN 13: 9780141978611

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Body Keeps the Score : Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141978619
• ISBN 13: 9780141978611
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society." -Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times Science bestseller 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. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world's foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers' capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments-from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga-that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain's natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk's own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal-and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.

About the Author

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress. He is the founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Boston, USA, and director of the Complex Trauma Treatment Network. A past professor of psychiatry at Boston University Medical School, Dr. van der Kolk is the author of several scholarly books and over a hundred scientific articles.