Books by Bessel van der Kolk

The 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.'Van der Kolk draws on thirty years of experience to argue powerfully that trauma is one of the West's most urgent public health issues ... Packed with science and human stories' New Scientist'Breathtaking in its scope and breadth, a seminal work by one of the preeminent pioneers in trauma research and treatment' Peter A. Levine, author of In An Unspoken Voice '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 Recovery

Bessel van der Kolk er en af verdens førende specialister inden for traumebehandling. I denne grundige gennemgang af emnet viser van der Kolk på baggrund af den nyeste forskning på området hvordan traumer rent faktisk forandrer krop og hjerne på en måde, der kompromitterer ofrenes evne til at føle glæde og engagement, udøve selvkontrol og føle tillid.Han undersøger innovative behandlingsmuligheder – fra neurofeedback og meditation til sport, drama og yoga – og viser nye veje til helbredelse af hjernen. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER