The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

“Essential reading for any person interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its have an effect on on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies

A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times bestseller

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families handle the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, some of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In