Bessel van der Kolk Quotes

If the problem with PTSD is dissociation, the goal of treatment would be association: integrating the cut-off elements of the trauma into the ongoing narrative of life, so that the brain can recognize that “that was then, and this is now.

Bessel van der Kolk

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• If the problem with PTSD is dissociation, the goal of treatment would be association: integrating the cut-off elements of the trauma into the ongoing narrative of life, so that the brain can recognize that “that was then, and this is now.

  

  Bessel van der Kolk
  • Treatment
  • Trauma
  • Dissociation