VIDEO | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk, MD

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The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk, MD

Date: 5-2015Minutes: 1:35:21
The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk, MD

Trauma is a fact of life.

Veterans and their families deal with 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; and the body keeps the score.

That’s how Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s leading experts on developmental trauma, explains how our long-term health and happiness can be compromised by prior exposure to violence, emotional abuse, and other forms of traumatic stress.

In his book, Dr. van der Kolk explores how innovative treatments—ranging from meditation and neurofeedback to yoga, sports, and drama—offer new paths to healing and wellness. A psychiatrist and author of multiple books, his work and perspectives have been featured in The New York Times, on National Public Radio, and in many other media outlets.

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Author: Bessel van der Kolk, MD Publisher: Penguin Books  (September 8, 2015) Paperback: 464 pages ISBN-10: 0143127748 ISBN-13: 978-0143127741

About the Author
Bessel van der Kolk (born 1943) is a Boston-based Dutch psychiatrist noted for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress since the 1970s. His work focuses on the interaction of attachment, neurobiology, and developmental aspects of trauma’s effects on people. He is professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and medical director of the Trauma Center in Boston, where he also serves as director of the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress Complex Trauma Network. He is past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

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