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Screening and Assessment of Trauma in Clinical Populations

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Clinicians should be prepared to screen for and assess trauma in LGBT populations given the prevalence of trauma among these patients. A trauma-informed context (awareness, safety, and autonomy) optimizes these efforts. Specialized screening and assessment considerations are relevant given the unique cultural context experienced by LGBT people, and clinicians can play a crucial role in facilitating resilience in those who have experienced trauma. Clinicians should tailor assessment instruments to evaluate LGBT-specific traumatic and stressful experiences. Healthcare providers should approach LGBT individuals with openness, humility, and a genuine curiosity to understand.

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  1. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, 10780 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 105, Los Angeles, CA, 90025, USA

    Brian Hurley MD, MBA, DFASAM

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Boston, MA, USA

    Kenny Lin MD

  3. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care 6A, Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Suni Niranjan Jani MD, MPH

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    Kevin Kapila MD

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Hurley, B., Lin, K., Jani, S.N., Kapila, K. (2017). Screening and Assessment of Trauma in Clinical Populations. In: Eckstrand, K., Potter, J. (eds) Trauma, Resilience, and Health Promotion in LGBT Patients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54509-7_15

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