# Bessel van der Kolk

> Bessel van der Kolk is a Boston-based Dutch-American psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator. Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of four books, including The New York Times best seller The Body Keeps the Score, which was translated into 43 languages. Scientists have criticized the book for promoting pseudoscientific claims about trauma, memory, the brain, and development.

*Dutch-American psychiatrist, researcher and educator*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1943
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Platforms
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- **WEBSITE**: http://www.besselvanderkolk.com

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