Child Abuse and PTSD

Domestic abuse is a serious issue impacting women and men across the nation. However, children in these homes are also being seriously impacted. Iris Borowsky, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the University of Minnesota Medical School discusses this issue. She lays out long term consequences of PTSD from witnessing violence, and how pediatricians and others can spot symptoms of violence through observing children and their behavior.

Video produced by: Jack McTigue, Carolin Marin