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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk’s book discusses trauma, the body and approaches to recovery. It was first published in 2014.
Book details
Author of listed edition: Bessel van der Kolk
Edition: First edition, 2014
Publisher: Viking
Edition year: 2014
Language and origin: English (Netherlands / United States)
Form and genre: Clinical & Theoretical Monograph
Level: Introductory
Historical era: 2010–Present · Contextual, Pluralistic & Liberation Era
Covers: Trauma and its effects; The body and recovery; Approaches discussed by the author
APA 7th reference: van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Viking.
What it is
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma is a book by Bessel van der Kolk. A library catalogue records the Viking edition published in 2014. Penguin Books published a paperback edition in 2015.
What it covers
The publisher describes a discussion of trauma and its effects, alongside approaches including neurofeedback, meditation, movement and drama. This description reports the book’s subject matter; it does not establish the effectiveness of any intervention.
Reading this record
This is a bibliographic and educational description, not a clinical recommendation. Research on trauma and interventions should be evaluated separately. The 2014 edition’s ISBN and cover have not been verified against both the publisher and a library catalogue for this record.
Sources and inspection notes
Supports: Title, author, publisher and year of the 2014 Viking edition; catalogue record only.
Penguin Random House. The Body Keeps the Score. Publisher product page.
Supports: Publisher description of the book and the publication details of the 2015 Penguin paperback; not independent evidence of clinical effectiveness.