Front cover of The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, paperback

The Body Keeps the Score : Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Bessel van der Kolk

Bessel van der Kolk

£14.99
  • Pages · 560 pages
  • Publication Date · 24/09/2015
  • Genre · Family & health
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD'Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller' Judith Herman, author of Trauma and RecoveryThe effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body. 'Fascinating, hard to put down, and filled with powerful case histories. . . . the most important series of breakthroughs in mental health in the last thirty years' Norman Doidge, author of The Brain that Changes Itself
'An astonishing and important book. The trauma Bible. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone struggling with...well...anything' Tara WestoverThe Body Keeps Score has sold over 3 million copies since publication [Circana BookScan, April 2024]Sunday Times (UK) and New York Times (USA) bestseller, March 2024

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