“Without trauma-informed treatment, traumatized clients may not respond optimally and they may even be re-traumatized by the mental health system if they are labeled as “treatment resistant” because the treatment does not address the core issue of trauma; some may be misunderstood as fabricating or exaggerating their trauma history or symptoms.” Mental HealthPtsdAbuse SurvivorsTraumatizedMental Health SystemTrauma InformedFabricatingRe TraumatizedTreatment Resistant Author:Bethany L. Brand