Bessel van der Kolk

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Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.[a 1], (born 1943 in The Hague, Netherlands) is a psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator based in Boston, MA, USA.[1] Van der Kolk formerly served as president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and is a former co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He is a professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and president of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, MA.[2]

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Research

Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of The New York Times best seller, The Body Keeps the Score.[3] Van der Kolk formerly served as president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and is a former co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He is a professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and president of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts.[1]

Publications

Van der Kolk has published over 150 peer reviewed scientific articles.[4] His books include the following:[1]

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Abbreviations

  1.   Doctor of Medicine, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.

References

  1. a b c   Wikipedia article: Bessel van der Kolk. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2.   (25 February 2022). Meet Our Board (archive URL), Trauma Research Foundation. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3.   (The New York Times) The New York Times Best Sellers 3 May 2020; Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4.   Information and Products by Faculty: Bessel van der Kolk, PESI. Retrieved 10 November 2022.