The Body Keeps the Score

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.

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

People: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk