Using Principles of Trauma-Informed Care to Address Structural Racism in Psychiatric Care

Am J Psychiatry. 2022 Feb;179(2):94-97. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21020146.

Authors

Lila Flavin¹, Mira Hammoud-Milad¹, Kira Labinger¹, Nicole Wimberger¹, Caitlin Stork¹, Helena Hansen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone, New York (Flavin, Hammoud-Milad);Peer Specialist, NYU Residency Program Instructor, New York (Labinger);Office of Mental Health, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York (Wimberger, Stork);Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (Hansen).

PMID: 35105167
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21020146

No abstract available

Keywords: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Racism; Sociopolitical Issues; Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders.

MeSH terms

Humans
Psychotherapy
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic* / psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic* / therapy
Substance-Related Disorders*
Systemic Racism