The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk Md

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk Md

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.

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

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ISBN 13	9780670785933
ISBN 10	0670785938
Title	The Body Keeps the Score
Author	Bessel Van Der Kolk Md
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2014-09-25
Number of pages	464
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