The Body Keeps the Score

By Bessel A. Van Der Kolk

Subjects: Alcoholism, nyt:science=2014-11-09, Physical violence recovery, Trauma Survivors, sexual trauma, Neuroplasticity, Veterans, sexual abuse, Physical Violence Recovery, Traumatisme psychique, Sexual trauma, Evidence-Based Medicine, Körpererfahrung, Physiopathology, Neurowissenschaften, Therapie, General, Abuse, New York Times bestseller, HEALTH & FITNESS, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Neuroscience, Addiction, Therapy, Neurology, Stress disorders, post-traumatic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), État de stress post-traumatique, Internal Medicine, Traitement, Combat, New York Times reviewed, Psychic trauma, Mental Health, Sexual abuse, Treatment, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Diseases, Psychisches Trauma, Posttraumatisches stresssyndrom, Trauma survivors, Mental health, Psychotherapie, Violence, Brain, abuse, Clinical Medicine, Mind and body, Psychology, Psychisches trauma, Posttraumatisches Stresssyndrom, MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGY

Description: 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.