Interesting interview with Bessel van der Kolk (The Body keeps the score)

[Ecdysis]

Interesting interview with Bessel van der Kolk, who wrote "The Body keeps the score" and helped start the whole study of trauma and PTSD

I found it really interesting, that he says: Initially, we thought trauma was rare - an event that doesn't happen in usual human life - but later we realised how wrong that is and how common trauma is.


Here's a longer version:

 

[anthony]

helped start the whole study of trauma and PTSD

He is smart and does good work, agreed; but I disagree with the quote. Van Der Kolk did not start anything with PTSD and trauma, simply he came in and continued upon the existing work. Trauma and treatment has a very long history and treatment regime, thousands of years worth.