The Body Bears the Burden

Robert Scaer, MD, has practiced neurology and rehabilitation for 36 years. His three books, The Body Bears the Burden, The Trauma Spectrum, and 8 Keys to Brain–Body Balance, address the intimate relationship between life trauma and chronic disease, the ubiquitous association of modern society with intrinsic sources of trauma, and the role of somatic techniques for healing trauma.

Foreword Bessel van der Kolk Preface Acknowledgments 1. Concepts of Traumatization: The Role of Boundaries 2. Trauma, Instinct, and the Brain: The Fight/Flight/Freeze Response 3. The Whiplash Syndrome I: Symptoms in Search of a Meaning 4. The Whiplash Syndrome II: A Model of the Brain in Trauma 5. Bonding, Attunement and Concepts of Homeostasis 6. Negative Neuroplasticity: Does Trauma Damage the Brain? 7. Somatic Dissocation 8. Diseases of Traumatic Stress 9. Trauma Reenactment 10. Sources of Trauma 11. Trauma Therapy: Essential Ingredients 12. Case Histories: The Somatic Spectrum of Trauma Epilogue Notes Index