The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma / Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.

Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma

New York : Viking, [2014]

xvi, 443 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

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 : Trauma and society -- Appendix : Consensus proposed criteria for developmental trauma disorder.

Includes bibliographical references and index.