PTSD MAY BE CAUSED BY CHANGES IN THE GENES AFTER A TRAUMATIC EVENT
May 4, 2010, by Jeffrey J. Kroll
The personal injury attorneys at the Chicago-based law firm, the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll have successfully represented victims of post-traumatic stress disorder. A recent article on the Science Daily website explains the findings of a study released by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health that suggests that traumatic experiences "biologically embed" themselves in select genes. This alters the function of the genes and leads to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
PTSD is a serious condition involving psychological consequences that a person experiences after exposure to a traumatic event.
