The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - By Bessel van der Kolk

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma By Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. Publisher: Penguin Books (2015) ISBN-13: 9780143127741 Pages: 464  Genre(s): Health & Wellness, Psychological, Health About the Book #1 New York Times bestseller One of the world's leading experts on traumatic stress explains how trauma affects people, its underlying neurobiology, and the many new treatments that are making it possible for sufferers to move beyond trauma in order to reclaim their lives. 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; and 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 as well. Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades wo