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A world expert presents a sympathetic exploration of the causes of trauma and the new treatments making it possible for sufferers to reclaim their lives What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget, and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy? Here, Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress. Neither talking nor drug therapies have proven entirely satisfactory. With stories of his own work and those of specialists around the globe, The Body Keeps the Score sheds new light on the routes away from trauma - which lie in the regulation and syncing of body and mind, using sport, drama, yoga, mindfulness, meditation and other routes to equilibrium.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780141978611

eBay Product ID (ePID)216474511

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Book TitleThe Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma

AuthorBessel Van Der Kolk

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicMedicine, Psychology, Popular Psychology

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

Number of Pages560 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height198mm

Item Width129mm

Item Weight319g

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Title_AuthorBessel Van Der Kolk

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by jocko11
03 Jul, 2021Most favourable review
Essential reading for anyone suffering from trauma related issues.
I'm three quarters of the way through this book, it is both a fantastic and compelling read. It gives a fascinating insight into the workings of the brain and how trauma affects those workings. It has tragic and sometimes frightening real life testimonies that have reduced me to tears at times, there are also paragraphs that are light bulb moments where you make sense of why certain things have happened or why certain behaviours are affected. It never ceases to amaze me as to how cruel human beings can be to one another and how that can leave a lasting legacy that can take years to surface. I know I'll finish this book and start it all over again as there is so much to take in. I would recommend the book to anyone who wants a better understanding of a trauma that may affect them.
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by tucotavs
21 Jul, 2021Most critical review
Good but only deals with the most extreme examples of trauma
It's good but unlike Peter Levine's 'Waking the tiger,' it tends to make the same points throughout the book and doesn't have the practical exercises that ,'Waking the tiger' has.
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by sarah_health_spaniel6
10 Mar, 2023
A compelling overview of psychiatry and psychology
This book has been recommended by trainers on my Cognitive Analytical Therapy course and EMDR training course. I have finally got round to reading it and it is easy to read and compelling, unlike most text books. It is a book that sums up practising psychiatry and psychology over the last 40 years. A really good overview and relates to my experience of working in mental health for 20 years. Mental illness is usually about trauma. That’s what we need to target.
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by annied0449
15 May, 2017
ptsd
If like me you have c-ptsd and have a need to understand the why's and wherefore's, this book is for you. I believe understanding a condition is key to recovery, or just finding out why you even react or behave in certain ways. I wanted to improve my quality of life and be able to make changes and have found this very interesting and encouraging.
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by sylwuna
28 Apr, 2020
Great elaboration on trauma.
This book is one of the best books I have ever read. It elaborates so thoroughly on how trauma affects our brains, which in essence has a tremendous effect on our everyday lives, general human interactions, and current and/or future relationships. Excellent book and I highly recommend it to all whom personally have been through traumas (in childhood and/or adulthood), and those who are particularly interested in how human body works. I'd give this book 10 ☆ if i could.
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by morpheusandme
11 May, 2021
Worth every penny
Very happy with this purchase, recommended by my therapist. Content can be quite harrowing at times (read with many breaks and chocolate biscuits) but the way that the information is presented is so accessible and enlightening. It has changed my perspective on so many things.
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by salsarapidoman
09 May, 2019
Best read on ptsd
The best book I've read on ptsd. The author's career is a walk through the history of psychotherapy. I reccomend the hardback as it's easier on the eyes :-)
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by rubyj-23
08 May, 2023
Book recommended by a friend
This book is a gift so I have not as yet been able to read the contents but I’m sure I might be able to borrow it one day thank you for safe postage .
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by omepositer
20 Feb, 2019
A lot of helpful experience shared.
Great for anyone with ptsd however, I've only read a small amount and scanded the book but seems mostly for those who had a single major trauma.whereas my ptsd seems to be related to multiple events building up.
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by doubleoutcast
27 Jun, 2018
Best book I have ever read!
Currently on my 3rd reread- I work in mental health services in the UK, with a particular interest (for want of a better word) in trauma. Paradigm shifting, fantastic book! I am an avid follower of all of Dr Van Der Kolk’s work! Couldn’t put it down
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