Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Persistent stress that results from physical or emotional injury. It is caused by a traumatic event such as war, rape, accidents, abandonment and abuse by family or the inability to escape trauma that occurred at a young age or that was life threatening as well as repeated and often prolonged; lack of social support and validation.

PTSD effects the Prefrontal cortex, and occurs after a life changing trauma. PTSD can lead to substance abuse, Sleep loss, and depression.