The challenge of trauma-informed care in the age of COVID
“Doctor, I can’t wear a face mask, can you write me a medical excuse?”
My first reaction was a resounding No. COVID-19 cases are surging in many parts of the country; we’ve only just emerged from our own deadly surge in Boston. It’s essential that we employ every measure we can to prevent spreading this deadly virus—and that includes universal masking.
But then this patient described how she had …
The challenge of trauma-informed care in the age of COVID
