Bessel
A van der Kolk M.D., is Professor
of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Medical Director,
the Trauma Center, Boston, MA, Past President, the International
Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. He is the author of Psychological
Trauma and Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience
on Mind, Body and Society. Dr. van der Kolk is one of the pioneers
in traumatic stress studies. He was co-principal investigator of
the DSM IV Field Trial for Traumatic Stress. He has written over
a hundred scientific research articles on the topic and two leading
textbooks. He has taught across the US, in Europe, China, Japan,
Israel, South America and South Africa. His current research focuses
on 1) Memory functions in a range of traumatized populations, including
children exposed to violence, post-surgery patients, and torture
victims; 2) The effects of theater groups and other action- oriented
interventions on resolving traumatic stress in children and adolescents
3) Functional changes in brain activity, utilizing various neuroimaging
techniques. 4) Treatment efficacy of EMDR vs. pharmacological agents,
funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health.
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