Supporting Survivors with Serious Mental Health Concerns
Survivors with severe mental health disabilities who have experienced traumatic events, including domestic and/or sexual violence, face unique stressors and challenges.
In this webinar, Dr. Frederika Theus – a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating people with disabilities – provided an overview of the primary severe mental health conditions and the associated symptoms and challenges. Frederika also explored the association between trauma, stress, and severe mental illness, along with common challenges to assessment and care, such as symptom overlap and diagnostic overshadowing. Strategies for supporting survivors with severe mental health disabilities to self-regulate were also discussed.