Bessel van der Kolk

Bessel van der Kolk

(1943) psychiatrist Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Bessel van der Kolk (born 1943) was a Kingdom of the Netherlands psychiatrist.

About Bessel van der Kolk

Bessel van der Kolk is a Boston-based Dutch-American psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator. Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of four books, including The New York Times best seller The Body Keeps the Score, which was translated into 43 languages. Scientists have criticized the book for promoting pseudoscientific claims about trauma, memory, the brain, and development.

Notable works:

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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