Bessel van der Kolk
| Bessel van der Kolk | |
|---|---|
| Institutions | Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute |
| Known for | Posttraumatic stress disorder research |
Bessel van der Kolk is a Dutch psychiatrist noted for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress since the 1970s. His work focuses on the interaction of attachment, neurobiology, and developmental aspects of trauma’s effects on people. His major publication, Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society, talks about how the role of trauma in psychiatric illness has changed over the past 20 years.
Research
Van der Kolk has published extensively on the effect trauma can have on development. He has found connections to dissociative problems, borderline personality disorder, self-mutilation, and a wide range of other issues.[1]
He was a co-principal investigator in the PTSD field trials for the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).[1]
Currently, he is researching how trauma can affect memory. He is also working on brain imaging studies with PTSD patients. He is also researching how yoga and neurofeedback can be used as alternative treatments for trauma.[2]
Professional activity
He has served as president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, medical director of the Trauma Center at JRI in Brookline, Massachusetts, and professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine.[1]
Books
- Courtois, C. A., and Ford, J. D., eds. Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide. Foreword by J. L. Herman. Afterward by B. A. van der Kolk. New York: Guilford Press, 2009.
- Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body
- Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy
- van der Kolk BA, ed. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Psychological and Biological Sequelae. Washington DC :American Psychiatric Press, 1984.
- van der Kolk BA, Psychological Trauma. Washington DC, American Psychiatric Press, 1987.
- van der Kolk BA, McFarlane AC, Weisaeth L (editors): Traumatic Stress: the effects of overwhelming experience on mind, body and society. New York, Guilford Press, 1996
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Viking Press, 2014.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About Dr. Bessel van der Kolk". Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Bessel van der Kolk". The Meadows. Retrieved 2011-02-12.