Using material from eight cases Rosenthal documents her plea for 'specially trained' therapists in the emergency station of a hospital available to all types of patients including those who ordinarily would be considered nonpsychiatric and possibly outspoken in their aversion to being seen by a psychiatrist. A perceptive therapist, willing to reach out, may help the patient gain insight before sedation is given. Whether the original trauma be physical or psychological, the goal is to avoid harmful later effects that occur if it is repressed.