Perspectives on trauma-informed care from mothers with a history of childhood maltreatment: A qualitative study

Muzik, Maria; Ads, Menatalla; Bonham, Caroline; Rosenblum, Katherine L.; Broderick, Amanda; Kirk, Rosalind

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.07.014

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“…Female survivors of child and adult sexual abuse in numerous settings and studies stated that being asked for their verbal consent by providers in health care settings before examinations or procedures made them feel more comfortable and in-control (Aaron et al, 2013;Coles & Jones, 2009;Muzik et al, 2013;Roberts et al, 1999). Female CSA survivors in Coles and Jones' study suggested that providers should ask for consent before beginning care and at points of transition between different steps and procedures.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Female CSA survivors in Coles and Jones' study suggested that providers should ask for consent before beginning care and at points of transition between different steps and procedures. Postpartum female CSA survivors wanted providers to obtain their consent before touching or examining their babies (Muzik et al, 2013). These women also found explanations about the necessity of procedures, as well as explanations about what sensations they might experience, helpful in preventing and mitigating distress (Muzik et al, 2013).…”

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A Synthesis of the Literature on Trauma-Informed Care

Reeves

2015

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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Patients with a history of traumatic life events can become distressed or re-traumatized as the result of healthcare experiences. These patients can benefit from trauma-informed care that is sensitive to their unique needs. However, despite the widespread prevalence of traumatic life experiences such as sexual assault and intimate partner violence, trauma-informed care has not been widely researched or implemented. The purpose of this synthesis of the literature is to examine existing research on trauma-informed care for survivors of physical and sexual abuse. The following themes are discussed: trauma screening and patient disclosure, provider-patient relationships, minimizing distress and maximizing autonomy, multidisciplinary collaboration and referrals, and trauma-informed care in diverse settings. This synthesis also explores implications for trauma-informed care research, practice and policy. The themes identified here could be used as a framework for creating provider and survivor educational interventions and for implementing trauma-informed care across disciplines. The findings of this synthesis support further research on patient and provider experiences of trauma-informed care, and research to test the efficacy of trauma-informed care interventions across healthcare settings. Universal implementation of trauma-informed care can ensure that the unique needs of trauma survivors as patients are met, and mitigate barriers to care and health disparities experienced by this vulnerable population.

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Section: Minimizing Distress and Maximizing Autonomymentioning

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A Synthesis of the Literature on Trauma-Informed Care

Reeves

2015

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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“…Early relational traumatic experiences (RTEs) may affect the rise of psychopathological symptoms over time (Alvarez-Segura et al, 2014) and women who have lived through sexual/physical or emotional abuse and neglect can demonstrate severe psychological difficulties, as anxiety or depression http: //dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.07.02.28 eISSN: 2357-1330 responsibility of the Conference Organization Committee (Muzik et al, 2013) during the transition to motherhood, considered a critical period (Slade, Cohen, Sadler, & Miller, 2009). It has been found that abuse experienced by the mothers in their first 5 years of life can favor depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Kennedy, & Tripodi, 2014), and sleep disturbances, as well as a loss of interest and difficulties to concentration (Bonari et al, 2004).…”

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Parent-Child Interactions in Families with Mothers who had Experienced Early Relational Traumas

Ballarotto

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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Early maternal relational traumas can have an impact on mothers' psychopathological risk and mother-infant interactions. Research has suggested the importance of fathers' role as protection or risk factors for child's development. Few studies had considered fathers in the assessment of the quality of parent-infants interactions during daily routines (e.g. feeding) and there is a lack of research on non-referred samples. This paper aims to assess the quality of parent-infant interactions during feeding in families with mothers who have experienced early relational traumas, such as emotional abuse and neglect or sexual/physical abuse, considering parental psychopathological risks. N= 98 families were recruited and divided into three groups: families with mothers who lived through early sexual/physical abuse (Group A); families with mothers who lived through early emotional abuse or neglect (Group B); healthy controls (Group C). Families were assessed at 6 months of the children with a protocol that included an observation of parent-infant interactions during feeding and a self-report assessing psychopathological risk. Group B showed more maladaptive mother-infants and father-infant interactions with their children. Results show that the interaction of maternal depression and early traumatic experiences of neglect and emotional abuse predicted more maladaptive scores on the affective state of the dyad subscale. Furthermore, paternal anxiety predicted higher scores of child's food refusal subscales. These results are very important for the planning of prevention and / or treatment , which take into account of the whole family.

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“…Convington (2008) Pregnant women who are a vulnerable population require regular visits to health care agencies. Muzik et al (2013) note pregnant women with childhood trauma are more likely to have health care problems and are more reluctant to seek help during pregnancy due to a lack of trauma-informed services. Muzik et al (2013) conducted a mixed-method study to understand more about health care preferences of trauma-exposed women in the early postpartum period using qualitative interviews as part of the larger study with a goal to design personalized services.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Muzik et al (2013) note children and the motherhood role are motivators for hope and therefore, child friendly services are more likely to appeal to these families.…”

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The importance of trauma-informed practice and how it links to social work practice in the field of mental health

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Perspectives on trauma-informed care from mothers with a history of childhood maltreatment: A qualitative study

Cited by 69 publications

References 42 publications

A Synthesis of the Literature on Trauma-Informed Care

A Synthesis of the Literature on Trauma-Informed Care

Parent-Child Interactions in Families with Mothers who had Experienced Early Relational Traumas

The importance of trauma-informed practice and how it links to social work practice in the field of mental health

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