Trauma and the structuring of complex care: Back to the settlements? Commentary on Thompson-Lastad et al. (2017)

Bowen reflects on the study by Thompson-Lastad et al which illuminates the ways in which providers in CCM programs in two US urban safety net hospitals understand trauma and structural violence in their patients' lives, revealing the transformative power of such an understanding as well as its...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 2018-08, Vol.211, p.367-369
Main Author: Bowen, Elizabeth A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health care
Health care delivery
Health care networks
Health services
Hospitals
Patients
Power
Safety-net Providers
Social services
Trauma
Trauma care
Wounds and Injuries
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Summary:Bowen reflects on the study by Thompson-Lastad et al which illuminates the ways in which providers in CCM programs in two US urban safety net hospitals understand trauma and structural violence in their patients' lives, revealing the transformative power of such an understanding as well as its limits. This study emerges at a time when many health care and social service institutions are in the process of implementing trauma-informed care.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.08.019