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A review by krabinovitz
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Overall very informative and interesting book
At times it was repetitive, and towards the end when exploring treatment options he promotes a number of treatments that aren’t evidence-based like EMDR therapy that hasn’t been proven useful with well-researched studies. I still found those sections interesting, but it was lacking an acknowledgement on how limited the research on efficacy of some of these treatments really is
At times it was repetitive, and towards the end when exploring treatment options he promotes a number of treatments that aren’t evidence-based like EMDR therapy that hasn’t been proven useful with well-researched studies. I still found those sections interesting, but it was lacking an acknowledgement on how limited the research on efficacy of some of these treatments really is
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Rape, Violence, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, War, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence