Pioneering Integrated Psychological Solutions
to Prevent PTSD
Trauma care is whole person care. The definition of comprehensive trauma care is evolving, and the importance of systematically addressing the need for psychological services in trauma centers has been recently reinforced by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) new trauma center reverification requirements.
Request a consultation to learn how Dr. Moore can assist your trauma center in meeting and exceeding the new ACS mental health screening and referral requirements.
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Adapting interventions
for inpatient settings
Dr. Moore is a practicing consultation liaison clinical health psychologist, with subspecialty training in behavioral medicine and medical psychology. Practicing in a fast-paced acute care setting, such as a trauma center, offers both logistical and technical challenges that differ greatly from ambulatory settings because traditional approaches to psychodiagnostic assessment and intervention may not be feasible. The initial phases of managing the therapeutic alliance following acute injury offer special challenges, including potential barriers to empathy. Functioning as an embedded mental health specialist within a trauma center requires significant flexibility and an ability to quickly identify your patient’s immediate needs.
Evidence-based protocols delivered in traditional outpatient settings are often structured to provide between 8 and 16 sessions of psychotherapy at regular weekly time intervals, with each session typically being between 1 and 2 hours in duration. In inpatient settings, lengths of stay are short, and patients are ill. Flexibility in both the duration and frequency of follow- up visits is required. Yet psychotherapeutic interventions are important. While some patients may have lengths of stay of sufficient duration to deliver a full course of evidence-based psychotherapy, frequently admissions are brief and the evolving nature of patients’ adjustment responses necessitate the compression of treatment timelines, often to one to two sessions. Also, because patients are ill, they can often only tolerate brief sessions.
While many training programs provide a strong foundation in the provision of traditional outpatient services, few offer opportunities to learn how to adapt these protocols for use in inpatient settings. Request a workshop to learn how Dr. Moore can help to enhance your clinical practice.
Recent Publications
A comprehensive review of recent clinical trials and neuroimaging studies conducted at Boston Medical Center.
Neurological Advances in Boston
Journal of Clinical Neurology
Exploring the latest findings on cardiac rehabilitation protocols and patient outcomes in a global clinical setting.
Cardiovascular Research 2026
Heart Journal
An editorial analysis on the intersection of public health policy and clinical practice in the 21st century.
Global Health Perspectives
Global Health Review