How to Prevent Secondary PTSD

  • Mary C. Cox
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The child in your care cries every time the lights are turned off, it’s a battle to strap them into the car seat, your elementary-age child is now wetting the bed and is voluntarily mute, or your teenager has separation anxiety. All these symptoms can be symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In PTSD, imbalances […]

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Mary C. Cox

Mary C. Cox is an urgent care physician associate in Marietta, Georgia. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from University of Pittsburgh. She and her husband Nathan met while they were attending Georgia Tech. The proud parents of three boys, the couple have been resource parents for seven years and are in the process of

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