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A psychiatrist explains how trauma affects the mind and body
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What it is about
Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk draws on decades of work with trauma survivors. He explains how trauma changes the brain and body. He describes treatments such as yoga, EMDR and neurofeedback.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who want to understand trauma.
What you will get
Contains descriptions of abuse and trauma. Some treatments it describes are still being studied.
The Body Keeps the Score Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Trauma · Psychiatry · Healing
Length
464 pages · ≈ 13 h
More about this book
Characters
Bessel van der Kolk and his patients.
Setting
Clinics and research labs.
What makes it different
A book that links body and mind in the treatment of trauma.
Feel
Serious, humane and heavy.
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