Author

Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

2 books, mostly health fitness, for Penguin and Penguin Audio

Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., is a Dutch-American psychiatrist, researcher, educator, and author whose writing career has focused on psychological trauma and its effects on the brain, body, and relationships. He is best known for The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, a bestselling work that translates decades of clinical and neuroscience research into an accessible account of trauma and recovery. He has also contributed to books and scholarly works on traumatic stress, dissociation, and body-based psychotherapy.