Skip to Record Skip to Record Actions
Switch to Advanced Search
Cover Image of The body keeps the score
  • Non-fiction
  • 2014

The body keeps the score

brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma

Bessel A. Van der Kolk, (1943-)

Rate this:

Find More Like This

Subject

Availability

Availability Label Location Shelfmark Availability Reservations
On loan until: 30/May/25 Central Branch Non 616.852106 Van
On loan until: 30/May/25
 2
On loan until: 28/May/25 Central Branch Non 616.8521206 Van
On loan until: 28/May/25
 6
On loan until: 31/May/25 Central Branch Non 616.8521206 Van
On loan until: 31/May/25
 6
Copies Available Hartington Branch Non 616.852106 Van
Copies Available
 6
Missing Pittsburgh Branch Non 616.852106 Van
Missing
 5
On loan until: 27/May/25 Cataraqui Centre Non 616.852106 Van
On loan until: 27/May/25
 5
Copies Available Cataraqui Centre Non 616.852106 Van
Copies Available
 6

Comments and Reviews

Patron Comments and Reviews

Tell us what you thought about The body keeps the score

Add a Comment or Review

Review by CHRISTINE T SULEK

CHRISTINE T SULEK

This book is a lovely and readable guide to how trauma and stress affects us physically, and how to work to overcome it. Despite being a weighty subject matter, the writing is smooth and digestible by non-academics.

report this

Summary & Details

Full Record Details Table

Title Statement The body keeps the score: brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma / Bessel A. van der Kolk, M. D.
Author Van der Kolk, Bessel A., 1943-
Publication New York: Viking,2014.
Extent of Item 443 pages
ISBN 9780670785933 (hardcover)
Other Number pr00978649
Contents Lessons from Vietnam veterans --Revolutions in understanding mind and brain --Looking into the brain : the neuroscience revolution --Running for your life : the anatomy of survival --Body-brain connections --Losing your body, losing your self --Getting on the same wavelength : attachment and attunement --Trapped in relationships : the cost of abuse and neglect --What's love got to do with it? --Developmental trauma : the hidden epidemic --Uncovering secrets : the problem of traumatic memory --The unbearable heaviness of remembering --Healing from trauma : owning your self --Language : miracle and tyranny --Letting go of the past: EMDR --Learning to inhabit your body : yoga --Putting the pieces together : self-leadership --Filling in the holes : creating structures --Rewiring the brain : neurofeedback --Finding your voice : communal rhythms and theater --Epilogue : trauma and society.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Post-traumatic stress disorder--Physiological aspects
  • On the Shelf at Several Branches On the Shelf at Several Branches
Loading