The Body Keeps the Score

Dr. van der Kolks 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 Recovery the effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the worlds 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.

'Van der Kolk draws on thirty years of experience to argue powerfully that trauma is one of the Wests most urgent public health issues... Packed with science and human stories.'- New Scientist