GENETIC LINK TO PTSD FOUND
The Chicago personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll read an interesting article in the Chicago Tribune, reporting a study which found that people with a certain genetic make-up "displayed PTSD symptoms more frequently...." The researchers studied students from Northern Illinois University (NIU), in DeKalb, Illinois, who were studying at NIU on Valentine's Day in 2008, when a gunman tragically killed five people before turning the gun on himself.
Students with certain genetic frameworks (related to serotonin levels, which affects mood and mental function) exhibited PTSD-like symptoms, such as anxiety and nightmares, more frequently than others. Among the 204 individuals studied, "about 50 carried a variation in a gene commonly targeted by anti-depressants." Of those individuals with the variation, fifty-two percent reported experiencing PTSD-related symptoms after the day of the shooting.
The Chicago personal injury and settlement attorneys at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll have over twenty years of experience representing individuals who have suffered personal injury. Jeffrey J. Kroll and his associates have extensive experience trying cases involving PTSD. Jeff obtained a multi-million dollar verdict for a woman who suffered PTSD following an automobile collision. Last year, Jeff obtained a verdict for an individual diagnosed with PTSD following a CTA Blue Line derailment. Medill Reports Chicago interviewed Jeff and his client after obtaining the verdict. The verdict was also featured in the "2010-2011 Illinois Jury Verdicts" magazine published by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Additionally, Jeff’s article, "Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder," was published by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin last year.
