Trauma-Informed Care and Cultural Humility in the Mental Health Care of People From Minoritized Communities

Overview

Journal Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ)

Specialty Medical Education

Date 2020 Feb 13

PMID 32047392

Citations 21

Authors

Noshene Ranjbar

Matt Erb

Othman Mohammad

Francisco A Moreno

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Abstract

The prevalence and impact of trauma constitute a public health crisis that is complicated by the cultural heterogeneity of contemporary society and a higher rate of trauma among individuals from minoritized communities. A trauma-informed care approach can facilitate improved treatment of those who have experienced trauma, and trauma-informed care is increasingly viewed as potentially beneficial for all patients. This article outlines general principles of trauma-informed care and ways to enact it. Because the situations in which trauma arises, the ways in which it is conceptualized, and how patients respond to it are influenced by both culture and individual factors, a cultural humility approach is also described and recommended. Psychiatrists can navigate the complex terrain of cultures and social backgrounds in the clinical encounter and can promote healing when treating patients who have experienced trauma by adopting a trauma-informed care approach and an attitude of cultural humility.

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