Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Many of our depression and anxiety New York patients, and those suffering with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are also dealing with PTSD. Most are survivors of childhood trauma which can arise from a variety of causes: abject poverty, physical, mental or sexual abuse, neglect, parental divorce, disabilities, and even bullying. These experiences result in extreme stress, anxiety, pain, and feelings of low self-worth, and they often morph into major depressive disorders (MDD) beginning as early as adolescence. The cause is a change in mood center structure or anatomy brought on by childhood stress. This can be difficult to repair.