Psychological Trauma

by Bessel A. van der Kolk and Bessel van der Kolk

Book Overview

Psychological Trauma provides a basis for understanding human response to trauma. The consequences of specific traumas have usually been described as separate entities. This is the first book to examine human response to trauma as a whole. In this thorough study of the biologic, psychodynamic and social consequences of trauma, separate chapters explore the impact of separation from the parental figure on a child's development, including cognitive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880482338
• ISBN13: 9780880482332
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book

Nothing's changed about the subject of psychological trauma. Yes, there are more tools but the ideas and insight in this book are valuable and a must for the well-read provider. Van der Kolk is an expert and the information contained here makes this book a treasure. Just because a book is new does not make it better than this one. Why, one can still learn by reading Freud.