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

**Author(s):** Bessel van der Kolk
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**Genres:** mental-health, health
**Pages:** 464
**Publisher:** Penguin Books
**Published:** Tue Sep 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780143127741
**ISBN-10:** 0143127748
**ASIN:** B00G3L1C2K
**Amazon categories:** Health, Fitness & Dieting > Counseling & Psychology > Mental Health > Mental Illness
**Amazon binding:** $19.25
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## Description

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. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In _The Body Keeps the Score_, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, _The Body Keeps the Score_ exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.

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**Themes:** Mental Illness