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An astonishing amount of
information on almost every aspect of trauma experience, research,
interventions, and theories is brought together in this book, which,
despite the author’s medical background as a psychiatrist, has a
distinctly holistic feel to it. The title suggests that what will be
explored is how the body retains the imprints of trauma. However, it
delivers much more than this, delving into how the brain is impacted
by overwhelming traumatic events, and is studded with sections on
neuroscience which draw on the author’s own numerous studies as well
as that of his peers. In addition, it investigates the effects of
adverse childhood attachment patterns, child abuse, and chronic and
long-term abuse.
The book is divided into five
sections, each one building historically from war fever, shell shock,
and early posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis to up-to-date
research, trauma interventions, and possible pathways to recovery. An
entire section examines the effects of abnormal attachment in children
and adults and also discusses child abuse, as well as gives an
impassioned argument for the creation of and inclusion to the DSM
diagnostics of a new diagnosis of developmental trauma disorder to
enable clinicians to better diagnose the cumulative effects of chronic
child abuse, and also to focus and enable research to be undertaken in
this area. Van der Kolk cites his own and other research studies that
show clear differences between the effects of traumatization as an
adult and as a child, and an appendix outlines the proposed criteria.
This book is written in a very
accessible style. In the first chapter, the author focuses on the
increased understanding of trauma that came from the returning Vietnam
Veterans who brought with them a new form of combat trauma, resulting
in the subsequent diagnostic category of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Each chapter is written eloquently and has case studies involving the
author’s patients, bringing each topic very much to life.
The section on the brain and body
was punctuated with drawings and diagrams, but again it was case
studies such as that of the couple caught in a horrific multiple car
pileup and the subsequent research by Dr Ruth Lanius using fMRI scans
to track neural activity of flashbacks, which gave insight into the
impact of trauma on brain function, that really helped to reinforce
the points that the author was trying to make.
Many times, the author’s
humanity is apparent, for example, as he argues against the standard
practice of attributing to traumatized children multiple labels such
as “oppositional defiant” and describing them as vengeful,
impulsive, and risk taking by saying we can only help if we correctly
define what is going on with them, that they are scared to death in a
body that is constantly being tricked by a faulty alarm system into
believing that the whole world is against them. There was so much
information covered that it could potentially have been better fitted
in a series of books, giving the author the opportunity to share in
more detail his obvious wealth of knowledge about each of the subject
areas.
The section on children is
followed by an exploration of the nature and cause of traumatic memory,
and Van der Kolk then devotes the final part of the book to the many
possible paths to recovery, with chapters on yoga, Eye Movement
Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), and neurofeedback, among others.
It is in the final section of the
book that the author suggests that there is no way to treat trauma,
and that only the imprint, the flashbacks, the nightmares, loss of
control, overwhelm and shutdown, and so on, can be treated by finding
a way to stay calm, focused, and respond to the images and sensations
that arise. He states the need to restore equilibrium in the limbic
system and argues that self-awareness and emotional regulation are
vital to recovery. He highlights breath work to engage the
parasympathetic nervous system, neurofeedback for shutdown and
hyperarousal, mindfulness to bring body awareness and an observing
quality to the traumatic experience and emotions, as well as a vital
need for a good support network and a sense of safety.
He talks at various times of his
lack of belief in a number of well-utilized interventions, such as
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure therapy, which
primarily work on avoidance, arguing that critical areas of the brain
are knocked out during reactivation of the trauma which cause
overwhelm, making it difficult, if not impossible, to integrate the
traumatic material.
Indeed, the author continues
these arguments in the chapter “Language in the Paths to Recovery,”
stating that psychoanalytic therapy and CBT were the only two
approaches recommended by an expert panel in the aftermath of the twin
towers as Manhattan has strong connections to psychoanalysis and CBT
as it can be manualized and is the popular treatment with academic
researchers. He highlights the lack of research into lesser known or
not so popular therapies while continuing to build arguments for them,
stating that trauma survivors actually list massage, yoga, and EMDR as
the most beneficial in dealing with their traumatic experiences.
While many may agree that there
needs to be greater research into these other interventions, there may
also be many who disagree with the author’s conclusions about talk
therapies and CBT, as there is a lot of documented evidence in support
of CBT, particularly trauma-focused CBT. Whichever side trauma
professionals come down on, his discussions just seemed to open up
further areas of dialog and potential for research, all of which can
ultimately only benefit the people whose lives are impacted by
traumatic events.
Overall, the book gives the
impression that the author is a trauma specialist who genuinely cares
for the people he treats, and whose strong desire to alleviate their
suffering has resulted in a lifetime’s work to try and find answers
and solutions to their many problems, resulting in this book, which
would give the reader, both professional and layperson, a sound
overview of most of the prominent areas of trauma research.
Traumatized individuals may find some of the case study descriptions a
little challenging, but for anyone interested in discovering the
umbrella of trauma work, this book is a veritable goldmine of
information.
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