The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Dr Bessel van der Kolk is a nonfiction, English-language paperback international bestseller (over 3 million copies sold) presenting a bold new paradigm for treating trauma that heals mind, brain and body. Dr van der Kolk, founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Boston and former Boston University psychiatry professor, uses research and powerful case histories to propose alternatives to standard talking and drug therapies.