| dc.description.abstract | The role of trauma and its consequences for health has led to greater awareness on this topic in
the recent past. A trauma-informed approach to healthcare systems, health care, and health
communication informs us about the need for such systems to understand the impact of trauma,
especially complex and chronic forms, on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
It is important to take a multi-pronged and interdisciplinary approach to addressing trauma that
involves the micro, meso, and macro levels of healthcare - from the broader societal, systemic
and organizational level to the more individual aspects of health. Health communication plays a
vital role in trauma-informed approaches that center on patients’ unique needs, backgrounds, and
experiences within clinical, medical, and other health and healing contexts. Communication,
storytelling, and narratives are central to helping facilitate healing from trauma within and
outside of formal healthcare and clinical contexts. | en |
