GPs ‘hold the thread’ in complex trauma

More patients with complex trauma are coming through GPs’ doors as the result of growing awareness of the issue and a potentially higher prevalence.

By Cathy O’Leary

Complex trauma is not as rare as people might think, yet it often remains invisible in primary care settings.

Research suggests that a significant number of Australians are affected by complex trauma because of repeated, chronic interpersonal events often starting in childhood....

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