Generally speaking, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is something that a person develops after experiencing something shocking, traumatic, and life-threatening. A study finds that pregnant women who were 9 / 11 survivors can pass PSTD to their children. The trimester that the pregnancy was in at the time the event occurred plays a part. I think we can all agree that September 11, 2001, was a traumatic day. People who were far from New York, and watching the news reports on television, were affected. Tens of thousands of people were directly exposed to the World Trade Center attack. According to an … Continue reading →

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that tends to start when someone is in their teen years. Teens, (and adults), who have this psychological disorder have a distorted body image, which causes the person to be overly preoccupied with controlling their food intake. Researchers have found that babies that were born during the Spring months have a slightly higher risk of developing anorexia nervosa. Anorexia will usually present itself when a person is a teenager. This mental disorder generally affects more women than men, but men can be affected by this disorder as well. This disorder starts with strict dieting … Continue reading →