The Importance of Training for Mental Health Integration
Psychology Today | 03.06.2026 04:05
A patient arrives at a primary care clinic complaining of chronic headaches, fatigue, insomnia, and gastrointestinal distress. Over the next several years, she undergoes multiple medical evaluations, sees several providers, and receives treatment for individual symptoms. Eventually, a clinician asks a different question: “How are you doing emotionally?” The answer reveals severe, untreated anxiety and a history of trauma that had been influencing her physical health all along.
