Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma

A Guide for Mental Health and Health Care Professionals

Michelle Flaum Hall, Scott E. Hall
Springer
324 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0826128935
July 2016

Intervention with patients who have had a traumatic experience in a health care setting is crucial not only to prevent long-term psychological issues, but also to help patients reduce anxiety when seeking medical help in the future. This groundbreaking book is the first to conceptualize medical trauma and provide mental health and health care professionals with best practices for treating such trauma in health care settings.