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Bessel van der Kolk

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July 08, 1943

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Bessel van der Kolk MD spends his career studying how children and adults adapt to traumatic experiences, and has translated emerging findings from neuroscience and attachment research to develop and study a range of treatments for traumatic stress in children and adults.

In 1984, he set up one of the first clinical/research centers in the US dedicated to study and treatment of traumatic stress in civilian populations, which has trained numerous researchers and clinicians specializing in the study and treatment of traumatic stress, and which has been continually funded to research the impact of traumatic stress and effective treatment interventions. He did the first studies on the effects of SSRIs on PTSD; was a member of the first neuroima ...more

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Average rating: 4.39 · 201,740 ratings · 16,405 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma 4.39 avg rating — 198,434 ratings — published 2014 — 109 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society by Bessel van der Kolk (Editor), Alexander C. McFarlane (Editor), Lars Weisaeth (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 1996 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Body Keeps the Score / Trauma and Recovery / Hidden Healing Powers by Bessel van der Kolk, Judith Lewis Herman, CookNation 4.40 avg rating — 89 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychological Trauma 4.32 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Body Keeps the Score, PTSD Workbook, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook 3 Books Collection Set by Bessel van der Kolk, Mary Beth Williams, Glenn R. Schiraldi 4.26 avg rating — 43 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Psychological and Biological Sequelae 4.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in Transformation of Trauma / Hidden Healing Powers Of Super & Whole Foods: Plant Based Diet Proven To Prevent & Reverse Disease by Bessel van der Kolk, Iota Publishing Limited 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Assessment and Treatment of Complex PTSD by Bessel van der Kolk, Joseph Spinazzola, Onno van der Hart 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Body Keeps the Score, How Healing Works, Hashimoto Thyroid Cookbook 3 Books Collection Set by Bessel van der Kolk, Wayne Jonas 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Body Keeps the Score / In Stitches / Trust Me I'm a Junior Doctor / The Prison Doctor by Bessel van der Kolk, Nick Edwards, Max Pemberton (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these processes, they often become expert at ignoring their gut feelings and in numbing awareness of what is played out inside. They learn to hide from their selves.” (p.97)”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

tags: avoidance, body, feelings, numb, numbness, sense-of-safety, trauma, traumatic, traumatized

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“As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself…The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

tags: abuse, dark-secrets, knowing-oneself, not-knowing, repression, secrets, subconscious, suppression, survivors, trauma-memory, traumatized, unconscious

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“Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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Know My Name by Chanel Miller

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What My Bones Know A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo

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The Myth of Normal Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté

The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté

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