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The body keeps the score : mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma

Van der Kolk, Bessel A

The body keeps the score : mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma - viii, 443p. : ill. (black and white) ; 20 cm

Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2014. Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue : Facing trauma -- Part I. The rediscovery of trauma : Lessons from Vietnam veterans -- Revolutions in understanding mind and brain -- Looking into the brain: the neuroscience revolution -- Part II. This is your brain on trauma : Running for your life: the anatomy of survival -- Body-brain connections -- Losing your body, losing your self -- Part III. The minds of children : Getting on the same wavelength: attachment and attunement -- Trapped in relationships: the cost of abuse and neglect -- What's love got to do with it? -- Developmental trauma: the hidden epidemic -- Part IV. The imprint of trauma : Uncovering secrets: the problem of traumatic memory -- The unbearable heaviness of remembering -- Part V. Paths to recovery : Healing from trauma: owning your self -- Language: miracle and tyranny -- Letting go of the past: EMDR -- Learning to inhabit your body: yoga -- Putting the pieces together: self-leadership -- Filling in the holes: creating structures -- Rewiring the brain: neurofeedback -- Finding your voice: communal rhythms and theater -- Epilogue : Choices to be made -- Appendix : Consensus proposed criteria for developmental trauma disorder.

The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body.

9780141978611 9780241003985


Psychic trauma
Stress disorders, post-traumatic
Counselling psychology
Mind and body
Neuroscience
Psychotherapy

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