The Body Keeps the Score (2014) provides an in-depth exploration into the nature and ramifications of trauma. The book elaborates on how trauma can redefine a person's life, emanating from a variety of sources such as abuse, severe car accidents, or wartime combat, and instigating a multitude of afflictions like flashbacks, nightmares, isolation, insomnia, hypervigilance, and rage. Despite the daunting complexities associated with trauma, the book posits the existence of viable pathways to healing, emphasizing the resilience of the human spirit.
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Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a psychiatrist, author, and researcher with a specialty in post-traumatic stress. He has been significantly involved in the field of trauma since the 1970s, focusing on the comprehensive effects of overwhelming experiences on the mind, body, and society. Van der Kolk's noteworthy contributions to literature include books like "Psychological Trauma" and "Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society." Van der Kolk is a professor of psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine and directed the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute.