Witnessing Domestic Violence can have Lasting Effects

Last Updated on August 10, 2016 by Cindy Bekesi

By Raetha Stoddard

Raetha Stoddard for the Conway Daily Sun discusses toxic stress, CDV, and provides a basic explanation of the phenomenology of PTSD.

Repeated and extreme stress in early development primes the brain to overreact later in life, when even normal situations can trigger a panic response, and safe situations are viewed with suspicion and anxiety.

Read her full article HERE.

Source: Conway Daily Sun

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