Teaching Medical Students and Residents to Practice Trauma-Informed Care in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings

From increasing sensitive inquiry of all patients about trauma, to engaging patients in collaborative discussion about treatments, to educating staff about the widespread impacts of trauma (including microaggressions) and how observed patient behaviors may be related to this, to seeking and advocating for training in the care of specific populations, the authors' findings can inform the education of medical students and residents on the use of trauma-informed care in inpatient mental health settings.