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Bessel van der Kolk
Psychiatry, trauma research
Known for
The Body Keeps the Score
Why their work may matter
Widely read account of trauma's physical and relational dimensions. Popular and influential; not every clinical claim in this literature carries the same level of evidence.
Connection to a theme in The Trenches
Chapter 4, read alongside more conservative sources.
Start here
The Body Keeps the Score.
Books
- The Body Keeps the Score
Listed as additional recommended reading. This is not a source for The Trenches, does not imply endorsement, and does not imply agreement with everything this person teaches.