Trauma-informed "treatment" for psychiatric disorders

See madinamerica.com

Honestly, in my NOT so humble opinion,  there's no such thing as trauma-informed psychiatric care - it's an oxymoron.

Drugging and labelling people for their trauma experiences does more harm than good in the aggregrate in the long term. So the drugs are good like opiates for physical pain - they give you some distance so you can maybe solve the problem yourself, but they aren't the answer. 

thanks for the reply

do you read the weekly (?) postings from the Pain Assoc --- really cautious about use of opiates, maybe worth a look

http://www.painmedicinenews.com/

there's now a considerable literature about somatization of psychological distress

but so true, they aren't the answer

all the best to you

Russell

I am a bit confused with the answers above, are you looking for some therapy for the client? EMDR works very well for trauma and there is loads of studies and evidence of its efficacy and effectiveness 

Is what your client talking about "boarding school syndrome"?

Simon, thanks for your replies 

i) most treatment studies don't like at the effects of therapies on comorbid disorders --- hence EMDR will look at anxiety/trauma, but not the comorbid psychiatric disorder -- ethical / political problems

ii) I live in New Zealand and hence don't keep up to date with English (or Canadian) newspapers so am particularly appreciative of your Q on Boarding School Syndrome -- you could well  be right, but I think, but haven't yet inquired into, experience of other forms of abuse / travel -- suspect he may have been sexually abused -- Americans would call it straight PTSD. I'm a fan of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Behavioral Psychotherapy, and will be introducing patient to that combination -- lots of studies of ACT and PTSD -- Great example of the benefits of ACEsC being such a diverse world of valuable contributors(ions).

Emotional abuse -- client suffered pneumonia age 12 -- got no visitors while in hospital, including no notifications / well wishes from parents.

Client can display positive feelings, but won't admit to many negative feelings apart from loneliness.