The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
of Bessel A. van der Kolk
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A pioneering researcher and one of the worldâs 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 brainâs wiringâspecifically 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 Kolkâs own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapyâand a way to reclaim lives.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 443 pages
- Publisher Viking
- Publication Date September 25th 2014
- First Publication 06/12/14
- Language English
- ISBN 9780670785933
- Edition Not informed
- Category Self-Development
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