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Domestic abuse combined with abuse in childhood increase trauma symptoms in new moms

from PsychCentral

Domestic abuse combined with abuse in childhood increase trauma symptoms in new moms PsychCentral A new study assessing the interaction of traumas from new and old relationships in women 3 to 18 months after the birth of their child — one of the most challenging periods of their lives — has found that new experiences of sexual, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of a romantic partner are associated with increasing symptoms of trauma, such as anxiety, depression, self-harm and sleep disorders. READ MORE

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