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How To Treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) And Depression?

My daughter who is 34 is on ssi and ssdi and has forward health. She lives in the state of wi. She suffers from depression, Ptsd from personal assault on her. She went and seen a therapist and she told me that because she has forward health, she can only see a therapist once a month. She desperately needs more that that a month.

Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
PTSD certainly needs more frequent therapist sessions. Atleast ones a week. The benefits obtained from a session need to be reinforced in the next session. If the sessions are 1 month apart, then it would not be that effective. Talk to the SSI and SSDI people and if they dont agree, then go ahead with the personal appointments and bear the costs. Atleast your health will be taken care of.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
                                        
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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How To Treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) And Depression?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. PTSD certainly needs more frequent therapist sessions. Atleast ones a week. The benefits obtained from a session need to be reinforced in the next session. If the sessions are 1 month apart, then it would not be that effective. Talk to the SSI and SSDI people and if they dont agree, then go ahead with the personal appointments and bear the costs. Atleast your health will be taken care of. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.