Validating a patient's experience, and their symptoms, is the first step in trauma-informed medicine.
Trauma-Sensitive Patient Care
Trauma Screening Tools
Tips for trauma-sensitive pediatric patient care
Tips for trauma-sensitive adult patient care
Screening for trauma is an important, yet sensitive part of trauma-informed medicine.
Completing these questionnaires can be triggering or shame-producing for some patients. For this reason, we recommend that they be completed in the presence of a caring, emotionally-regulated adult.
Tips for trauma-sensitive adult patient care
Tips for trauma-sensitive pediatric patient care
Tips for trauma-sensitive adult patient care
A framework for a trauma-informed physical examination has recently been developed and is being taught in some of the top US medical school curriculums.
Access this framework here and explore how you can apply it in your own clinical practice.
Tips for trauma-sensitive pediatric patient care
Tips for trauma-sensitive pediatric patient care
Tips for trauma-sensitive pediatric patient care
More to come!