The Body Keeps the Score

Posted on 07 December 2017 by Bessel A. van der Kolk

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. Free Read The Body Keeps the Score [ author ] Bessel A. van der Kolk [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr The Body Keeps Score is my jam It s better than that It s like my slammajam This is my fave book of the year so far, by a bunch It s a rich treasure trove of information from the frontiers of trauma research, etiology, diagnosis and treatment It s changing the way I do therapy and it s changing the way a interpret human behavior And to think I almost didn t read it.When I entered the mental health field I had intended to specialize in Somatic Experiencing ...A compassionate, intelligent, and transformative book about trauma As an aspiring clinical psychologist and writer, I look up to Bessel van der Kolk a lot In The Body Keeps the Score, he infuses empirical, innovative research with hands on clinical experience to explain trauma in a clear, authentic way I loved his emphasis on incorporating both biology and social relationships into our understanding of trauma, as awful events affect both the body as well as the actual life of a struggling ind A compassionate, intelligent, and transformative book about trauma As an aspiring clinical psychologist and writer, I look up to Bessel van der Kolk a lot In The Body Keeps the Score, he infuses empirical, innovative research with hands on clinical experience to explain trauma in a clear, authentic way I loved his emphasis on incorporating b...In The Body Keeps the Score, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk has demonstrated the rare ability to write a book that is appropriate for multiple audiences the general public, undergraduate and graduate students, and current medical, social work, and counseling practitioners Those unfamiliar with the causes and mechanisms of trauma and PTSD will learn what trauma is, how it originates, and how it affects the body, mind, and spirit Those already familiar with trauma from the standpoint of psych I...This book represents everything that is groundbreakingly wonderful and and pseudoscientifically horrendous about trauma research Individuals who suffer trauma are in need of actual help This book contains some of the best, latest, and most effective cures for trauma sufferers, which can steer patients toward the help they need However, van der Kolk seems wholly unable to engage in critical thinking when it comes to various treatments When attending courses in cognitive neuroscience and psych This book represents everything that is groundbreakingly wonderful and and pseudoscientifically horrendous about trauma research Individuals who suffer trauma are in need of actual help This book contains some of the best, latest, and most effective cures for trauma sufferers, which can steer patients toward the help they need However, van der Kolk seems wholly unable to engage in critical thinking when it comes to various treatments When attending courses in cognitive neuroscience and psychology at the University of Penns...I read this largely because of how frequently Mac McClelland cited van der Kolk in Irritable Hearts A PTSD Love Story It was both a fascinating and helpful read, as well as one of the most thorough explorations of trauma and its effects that I have come across It s written for both practitioners and laypeople, and although some of the neuroimaging studies were difficult for me to understand, van der Kolk s explanations were thorough enough that I could still follow the gist of it The end of I read this largely because of how frequently Mac McClelland cited van der Kolk in Irritable Hearts A PTSD Love Story It was both a fascinating and helpful read, as well as one of the most thorough explorations of trauma and its effects that I have come across It s written for both practitioners and laypeople, and although some of the neuroimaging studies were difficult for me to understand, van der Kolk s explanations were thorough enough that I could still follow the gist of it The end of the book is a little disheartening, in that readers discover the amazing effects of neurofeedback on trauma survivors with complex PTSD only to then find out that in the US, very little time or research has been devoted to studying neurofeedback because it s nowhere near as profitable as prescription drugs Where neurofeedback has received the most attention In athletics, as a way to increase performance van der Kolk thoroughly exa...This is such an informative book, from the desk of a long time practicing psychiatrist In a very clear and often personal style, with both research cited of new psychological and medical discoveries as well as many accounts of his own professional cases and experiences, Bessel van der Kolk makes connections between obesity and the increasing use of antipsychotic medications He makes an insightful and clear account of the problems and needs of working with people with Post Traumatic Stress Diso This is such an informative book, from the desk of a long time practicing psychiatrist In a very clear and often personal style, with both research cited of new psychological and medical discoveries as well as many accounts of his own professional cases and experiences, Bessel van der Kolk makes connections between obesity and the increasing use of antipsychotic medications He makes an insightful and clear account of the problems and needs of working with people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and if this is...An incredible and necessary contribution and resource for the general public and psychological and trauma treatment professionals to the understanding of and treatment for psychological, physical and sexual trauma It s not only experienced by soldiers, victims of mass public violence terrorist attacks, mass killings and shootings or those affected by natural calamities Children, especially infants and toddlers, but also older children, adolescents, teens, and adults of all ages experience tra An incredible and necessary contribution and resource for the general public and psychological and trauma treatment professionals to the understanding of and treatment for psychological, physical and sexual trauma It s not only experienced by soldiers, victims of mass public violence terrorist attacks, mass killings and shootings or those affected by natural calamities Children, especially infants and toddlers, but also older children, adolescents, teens, and adults of all ages experience trauma every day, everywhere across America and around the world Trauma is often...Brilliant work An absolute must read listen for trauma survivors, professionals who work with them, as well as family members of those who have endured extreme adversity One of the best books on this topic that I have come across Warmly recommended.Disappointing I so looked forward to this book from Goodreads I found it to be disconnected and disorganized, covering so many different aspects of trauma that it dealt with none of them well The disjunctive aspect of placing Vietnam vet PTSD along with survivors of childhood abuse was confusing Language used was at times that of a professor, at times that of a thesis, and at others of a non professional van der Kolk s debate ...Gave up The author s description of his psychiatric, traumatized women patients as slender and gorgeous is so annoying ETA Especially considering that he is writing in the same breath about rape and incest survivors.

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07 December 2017

Bessel A. van der Kolk