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Post-Traumatic Stress

Post-Traumatic Stress

EducationMedicine
Pages
128
Published
1984
Language
English

Synopsis

This book provides a clinical overview of post-traumatic stress from a leading expert in the field. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk explains the neurobiological and psychological foundations of trauma. It is a foundational text for understanding how traumatic experiences affect the mind and body, and it outlines different approaches to treatment.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

InformativeIntellectualThought-ProvokingComplex

Genres

Education Medicine Psychology

About the author

B
Bessel van der Kolk

Bessel van der Kolk is a Dutch psychiatrist, author and educator based in Boston, USA. Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. Van der Kolk is professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and President of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts. ([Wikipedia][1]) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessel_van_der_Kolk