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

  • Van der Kolk, Bessel A., 1943-
Date:
[2014]
  • Books

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Also known as

Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma

Description

An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others, and experience pleasure. --Publisher's description.

Publication/Creation

New York : Viking, [2014]

Physical description

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

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

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.

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    Medical Collection
    WM172.5 2014V23b

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ISBN

  • 9780670785933
  • 0670785938
  • 0241003989
  • 9780241003985