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Bessel Van Der Kolk

(1942) Psychotherapist Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Bessel Van Der Kolk is a psychotherapist from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, best known for The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.

Quick Facts About Bessel Van Der Kolk

Born
November 30, 1942
Nationality
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Profession
Psychotherapist
Notable works
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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