Drinking Alcohol Prior to Traumatic Event May Contribute to PTSD

Moderate drinking before trauma leads to more flashbacks 03/03/2010. The results may give new insight into why some individuals develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a traumatic event and others do not. Published online today in the journal Biological Psychiatry, researchers also found that those who drank a large amount of alcohol before a traumatic event did not report an increase in the number of flashbacks. Biological Psychiatry via PhysOrg.com