Dr. van der Kolks masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist; the erudition of the scholar; and the passion of the truth teller Judith Herman; author of Trauma and Recovery the effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers; their families and future generations. Here one of the worlds experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment; moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind; brain and body. Van der Kolk draws on thirty years of experience to argue powerfully that trauma is one of the Wests most urgent public health issues . . . Packed with science and human stories New Scientist Everyone should read this book Nigella Lawson