Topic: Mental Health Issues Prominent In Child Soldiers (Read 543 times)

notatroll · « **on:** August 16, 2008, 12:40:36 PM »

Mental Health Issues Prominent In Child Soldiers

Compared to children in Nepal who were not forced into military service, former child soldiers were more likely to present severe mental health problems such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. These findings are reported in the August 13 issue of JAMA. As children continue to be exploited by armed groups all over the world, special mental health interventions for child soldiers are ever more necessary.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118309.php

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libby · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2008, 02:30:52 PM »

So sad.

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