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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
142 reviews
studeronomy's review
3.25
I know "The Body Keeps the Score" has its detractors and, because Bessel van der Kolk wrote it for a popular audience, he necessarily simplified some otherwise complex studies and truncated some otherwise complex research conclusions. But van der Kolk's observations over a fifty-year career demonstrate a couple things to me:
First, the field of psychiatry is (or was, until recently) hopelessly siloed. Psychopharmacologists aren't talking to neuroscientists aren't talking cognitive scientists aren't talking to social workers and therapists. Communication between disciplines and subdisciplines is very poor. And this doesn't begin to address the different methods of treating trauma that van der Kolk describes, most of which developed in disparate subdisciplines without much coordination with other subdisciplines. The whole organization of psychiatry (like the organization of most fields of study) is very messy.
Second, psychiatry still lacks its "germ theory," an explanation for the prevalence and cause of most mental illnesses and mood disorders. And such a theory might be impossible, given the nature of the mind itself. As Darwin also wrote in his notebook, "Experience shows the problem of the mind cannot be solved by attacking the citadel itself." An attack on the "citadel" of the mind cannot be a direct attack. There may be no unifying theory of the varied experiences we associate with "mind," "brain," "cognition," "the soul," whatever. And certainly no single field or discipline or method will unlock the mysteries of those experiences.
Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, War, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
ppeynetti's review
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, War, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence
deerm's review
4.25
Moderate: Mental illness, Incest, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia
angelfireeast24's review
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Incest, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Violence, War, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault
This book is a must read for anyone dealing with trauma who dealing with people who have truama.cursiveknight's review
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Incest
Incredible book about understanding trauma - how it impacts the brain and how to treat it.eijae's review
5.0
Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
laurynsbookshelf's review
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Suicide, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Incest, and Violence
valleysoshady's review against another edition
5.0
The book uses extreme experiences to show how people are shaped by their environments and gives hope in the resilience of the brain for overcoming instinctual reactions.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Bullying, Self harm, Abandonment, Addiction, Medical content, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Incest, Violence, Child abuse, and Drug use
The contents are carefully handled in the context of medical experience to inform understandingbof impact, but can be triggering.tmaguire23's review
5.0
Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Self harm, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
drought_season's review
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Bullying, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Incest, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt