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Its central claims \u2013 that trauma causes lasting neurobiological damage and that body-based treatments are uniquely effective \u2013 have been widely embraced but seldom subjected to systematic critical evaluation in peer-reviewed literature. This commentary synthesises the evidentiary basis for these claims as a counterweight to an influential narrative. It situates these findings within broader discussions of neuroscience framing, cultural appeal and evidence-based communication, underscoring the need for rigorous, balanced engagement with widely disseminated mental health narratives.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1192\/bjb.2025.10174","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,3]],"date-time":"2025-11-03T06:09:01Z","timestamp":1762150141000},"page":"345-347","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Evaluating evidence behind popular trauma narratives: neurobiological and treatment claims in\n                    <i>The Body Keeps the Score<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.1192","volume":"50","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5775-313X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael S.","family":"Scheeringa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04vmvtb21","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Tulane University School of Medicine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"170","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cpr.2013.05.002"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/mpr.1864"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/15299732.2020.1760173"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1176\/appi.ajp.2016.16030333"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref1","volume-title":"The Body Does Not Keep the Score: How Popular Beliefs about Trauma Are Wrong","author":"Scheeringa","year":"2024"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1192\/bjp.bp.106.024877"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/01677063.2024.2419098"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jad.2023.04.028"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref7","first-page":"1","article-title":"Psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"11","author":"Lewis","year":"2020","journal-title":"Eur J Psychotraumatol"},{"key":"S2056469425101745_ref6","unstructured":"6 Carr, D. Tell me why it hurts. How Bessell van der Kolk\u2019s once controversial theory of trauma became the dominant way we make sense of our lives. 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