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October 6, 2022
September 21, 2022
Biden signs bill eliminating civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims
President Biden on Friday signed a bill that will eliminate the statute of limitations for people who were sexually abused as minors to file civil claims.
July 5, 2022
CPTSD: A New Diagnosis Category in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder – Neuroscience News
https://neurosciencenews.com/cptsd-psychology-20945/
From Neuroscience News
Summary: Researchers provide a new summary of symptoms for the diagnosis of CPTSD, a sibling disorder of PTSD that has recently been officially recognized by the WHO. CPTSD usually occurs following prolonged exposure to traumatic experiences, such as abuse, torture, or domestic violence.
Source: University of Zurich
April 30, 2019
High Times: Treating Complex PTSD with Medical Cannabis
Danielle Corcione has written a wonderful article on Complex PTSD and medical marijuana. I am honored that they asked for a contribution based on the research I’ve shared here on WordPress.
Read the article here…
https://hightimes.com/health/treating-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-c-ptsd-with-medical-cannabis/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
September 28, 2018
Memories of sexual abuse, trauma remain accurate into adulthood – ScienceBlog.com
Adults can accurately recall traumatic events from childhood, including instances of sexual abuse, a new article shows.
https://scienceblog.com/503566/memories-of-sexual-abuse-trauma-remain-accurate-into-adulthood/
September 27, 2018
What is Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) is a psychological injury that results from protracted exposure to prolonged social and/or interpersonal trauma with lack or loss of control, disempowerment, and in the context of either captivity or entrapment, i.e. the lack of a viable escape route for the victim. C-PTSD is distinct from, but similar to, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Wikipedia – click for full reference
Do I Have PTSD?
A helpful resource for those questioning their symptoms.
Dr. Kathleen Young: Treating Trauma in Tucson
How do you know if you are experiencing posttraumatic stress? Educating yourself about trauma and its impact is a good way to begin.
As part of PTSD Awareness Month, the Department of Veterans Affairs offers the following Trauma Symptom Checklist to help people identify possible PTSD symptoms. You can also take a look at a similar list on my website, Warning Signs of Trauma -Related Stress.
Please keep in mind that a checklist is not a substitute for a clinical assessment by a trauma-informed therapist. No checklist can capture all the ways people are impacted by trauma. Not everyone experiences PTSD in the same way; research suggests some experience a dissociative subtype of PTSD. Some childhood abuse survivors experience complex PTSD. Bottom line: if your life is disrupted by a traumatic event (or events), you deserve help and it is available.
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Where to get help
The VA website provides a comprehensive list of resources to help PTSD patients
September 15, 2018
Review of Book 1: Childhood Trauma is a Primer for Complex PTSD
Review by: anonymous on June 22, 2014 : 5 stars
This book offers an overview of the impact of childhood trauma and the long term fall out of that. It’s got a strong grounding in the authors own trauma, which makes it super relatable to, ie, it’s not written by a theory “expert” but is crafted from a personal desire to need and want to understand more and find paths to healing. It shares the drawing together of the research Callis has done to better understand herself. I like her systematic approach and ways of defining trauma in order to identify gaps in development which she used as starting points in her own healing. There is a lot of useful information for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of CPTSD and it’s inspiring in it’s hopefulness. I would recommend it!
I am still hoping to round out donations for the book series campaign. I am a few hundred short of my budget for hiring an editor to improve the six books. Beyond that I hope to print a few hundred copies of the final set.
Even small donations help me get there. All can be done through Paypal or card. Thank you so much for all the support and encouragement!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/stoning-demons-series/x/661994
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