August 14, 2018
by Suzanne Jessee
Most people are familiar with the term PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD refers to a traumatic event that the individual has witnessed or experienced that they have great difficulty overcoming emotionally. Complex PTSD or C-PTSD refers to ongoing trauma, such as childhood abuse, domestic violence, multiple combat deployments, being the victim of sex trafficking, or being kidnapped for a prolonged time—situations that were ongoing, harmful and abusive, and where the victim feels trapped.
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April 29, 2018
by Suzanne Jessee
For decades now the go-to treatment for depression has been antidepressant drug therapy. Back in 1987, Prozac was introduced with much hoopla surrounding this “miracle” cure for treating individuals with major depression. Since then, the pharmaceutical industry has spawned dozens of SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, and MAOIs for the purpose of depression treatment. Why then are so many people still depressed?
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