Citation

Silander NC, Chesire DJ, Scott KS. J. Clin. Psychol. Med. Settings 2019; 26(3): 291-301.

Affiliation

Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine/Jacksonville, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10880-018-9586-3

PMID

30341469

Abstract

The primary medical goals of acute care are restoration of physical health and return to physical function. However, in response to traumatic events and injuries, psychological factors are critical to one's overall recovery. Both pre-morbid psychiatric comorbidities and post-injury psychological compromise affect physical and psychological recovery in inpatient trauma populations. The Psychological Services Program (PSP), a model trauma/acute care program, addresses these critical factors in a Level 1 Trauma Center. The program routinely treats over one-quarter of the trauma patients at any given time. The incorporation of the PSP into treatment team care ensures that patients in need of mental health support can be identified and treated during their recovery. This unique model is recommended as a potential injury prevention and recovery intervention strategy for the myriad mental health comorbidities that may function as risk factors for poor post-injury adaptation and also as risk factors for possible future traumatic injury.

Language: en

Keywords

Acute care; Injury prevention; Integrative treatment; PTSD; Trauma