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Former foster children are almost twice as likely to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as U.S. war veterans, according to a study released Wednesday by the Harvard Medical School (HMS), the University of Michigan and Casey Family Programs...
According to the study, one in four alumni had experienced PTSD in the previous 12 months and more than half had experienced at least one mental health problem such as depression, social phobia, or panic syndrome...
...This currently occurs for kids who have acting-out problems, like violence or substance disorders or [Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder], but not nearly as much for kids with more silent mental health problems like depression or PTSD,” Kessler wrote...
...Hidden Scars of Battle" [July 12], on the postwar psychological disorders of veterans of the Iraq war: I know too well the effects on a family of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). My father is 88 years old and a World War II veteran. When I was about age 5, I noticed my father's strange behavior, but I didn't realize what was going on until I became a police officer and dealt with PTSD myself. My father still suffers panic attacks and explosive outbreaks. He finally decided to get help at age 82, but therapy groups...
...About 11% of those who served in Afghanistan had symptoms of PTSD, depression or anxiety. Of this total, only 6% had PTSD symptoms...