Childhood trauma is tied to health risks, but Michigan doctors don’t ask
By now, the medical evidence is clear: Childhood trauma can have profound effects on physical and mental health.
Even so, Michigan physicians like Timothy Kval remain all too rare. Working out of a Muskegon clinic, Kval evaluates more than a patient’s symptoms, blood pressure readings and cholesterol scores.
He also screens adult patients for past traumatic events like physical abuse, neglect, domestic violence in the home or the loss of a parent through divorce or death.
