Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

85 reviews

ppeynetti's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, War, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence

eijae's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Such a great book! It really does help you to reflect on your life and point out areas of improvement that could be aided by various therapy methods 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

valleysoshady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I think everyone should read this book. It can inform how techers deal with students, how parents raise their children, how adults reconcile their habits and behviours with past experience. Using the examplesnof vetrans experiencing PTSD and adults with Complex PTSD resulting from childhood or adult trauma, the author uses case studies in symptoms and healing from  trauma and how specific types of  therapies can help.

The book uses extreme experiences to show how people are shaped by their environments and gives hope in the resilience of the brain for overcoming instinctual reactions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Bullying, Self harm, Abandonment, Addiction, Medical content, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Incest, Violence, Child abuse, and Drug use

The contents are carefully handled in the context of medical experience to inform understandingbof impact, but can be triggering.

allegro425's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

5.0

Sometimes very hard to read the stories of trauma written here. But the new developments on how to help people deal with those traumas especially in the final five chapters of the book are just incredible. It makes me want to study those techniques more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Rape, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Medical content, War, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

drought_season's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Bullying, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Incest, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

minty's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

Alll the trigger warnings before delving into this one--be sure you're in a good state of mind, for sure. Really interesting exploration of trauma. Could've been a bit less graphic in some of the examples. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Mass/school shootings

jazzsonnet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Incest, Self harm, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Mental illness, and Medical content

krystakatheen's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

Slightly triggering, but very informative. Major focus on war, childhood and sexual assault PTSD rather than relational. Very repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and War

Minor: Suicide attempt

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Rape, Classism, Alcohol, Addiction, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Self harm, Infidelity, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Animal death, Gore, Car accident, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Confinement, Child abuse, Grief, Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

phouka's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cancer

As this book is about trauma, it gives lots of references and in some cases examples of hard topics.