Thursday, August 13, 2009

Mental Stress on Children of Deployed

Stress of war takes mental toll on military kids

Children of deployed service members at risk of psychological problems



Teens Cope with Parents at War


The years-long U.S. commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan is taking a significant toll on the children of service members, who are 2½ times more likely to develop psychological problems than American children in general, new research indicates.

The study, published this week in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, found that deployment of a parent was correlated to high stress levels in the parent who remains at home, which it said was linked to greater psychological impact on children.................Rest Here


Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, this link is to the report mentioned but only gives you the abstract of the report, you need to be registered to read in full.
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