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Figures & data
Figure 1. Theorized cycle of complex trauma, PTSD with trauma-coerced attachment and recidivism from safe placement experienced by people exploited via human trafficking. Human trafficking victims often experience a positive feedback loop of effects both triggered and heightened by their chronic, complex trauma. This cycle can include PTSD and related psychological effects like anxiety, hyperarousal, and insomnia, as well as emotional lability. Victims may respond to this by misusing substances which influences their fight-or-flight response and alters reward pathways within the brain.
Figure 2. Strength of recommendation (SOR) of treatments for PTSD. SOR of various psychological and pharmacological treatments for PTSD as recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Figure 3. Theorized medication inhibition of cycle of complex trauma, PTSD with trauma-coerced attachment and recidivism from safe placement experienced by people exploited via human trafficking. Pharmacologic treatments for PTSD with trauma-coerced attachment are theorized to block the cycle of complex trauma in multiple ways and, therefore, have the potential to reduce recidivism from safe placement.
