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Using Trauma Theory and S.A.G.E. in Outpatient Psychiatric Practice

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In this paper the author reviews case examples of how a thorough understanding of trauma and recovery combined with a coherent, nonlinear, phased approach to treatment called S.A.G.E., helps to provide a conceptual framework that is easily understood by clients and their families and allows the clinician to organize and measure treatment success, regardless of the complexity of the cases involved.

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Bills, L.J. Using Trauma Theory and S.A.G.E. in Outpatient Psychiatric Practice. Psychiatr Q 74, 191–203 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021311912093

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