In recent years, the public has become aware of the issue of child abuse, which is closely associated with the need for psychiatric care. Many psychiatric patients have reported a history of abuse during their childhood. In psychiatric care, it has been warned that the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from child abuse is likely to be overlooked. Developed in the USA, trauma-informed care is a basic framework of care that can be applied to all clinical scenarios, including psychiatric practices. Trauma-informed care emphasizes the prevention of re-victimization amongst traumatized individuals. There is an urgent need for psychiatric practice in Japan to introduce and implement trauma-informed care.
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