Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The Aftermath Some believe that life hasn’t changed since the terrorist attacks on our country. After that day though, not only our moral but also the mental health of America has been disturbed. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder tears apart the mental health of many Americans. Prior to the attacks, these rates were high, leading to increased depression and substance abuse. Though mental disorders have been considerably high in recent years, after the attacks on New …

…those that now suffer from a mental illness related to the terrorism, life has changed dramatically. With the lives remaining average for some, other still were uprooted and torn apart. Daily routines have been disturbed and the over all mental health has changed. Though all of America was not physically affected form the attacks on September 11, anxiety disorders such as PTSD will cause many people to have flashbacks and physical ailments for years to come.