"Falsely accused family members had their convictions overturned based upon expert evidence regarding false memory syndrome caused by hypnotically induced memories or improper questioning of child witnesses. A series of malpractice suits were filed against trauma recovery therapists based upon negligent use of hypnosis, failure to recognize the effects of suggestion, and improper diagnosis. Juries awarded some of the highest damages ever recorded for psychiatric malpractice....
"And this all seemed like a remote memory until recently, when my state started requiring all public mental health clinicians to receive education in trauma-informed care....
"Trauma-informed care requires a clinician to be mindful that many psychiatric patients have had significant exposure to sexual and physical abuse, domestic violence, and other life events that make a person sensitive to being retraumatized. Trauma-informed care means being cautious and conservative with regard to the use of physical interventions or other measures that could inadvertently reenact a previous traumatic event...."
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