Are Children likely to suffer from Stress disorder?
PTSD which has always been discussed amongst counselors, psychiatric and many of the psychological scholars have added light towards the adult stress disorder problems. we living in India do not believe in mental disorders, especially in children. PTSD have started overshadowing children too. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem. It can affect people of all ages. A child with PTSD keeps having scary thoughts and memories of a past event. He or she finds the event terrifying, either physically or emotionally. PTSD may be accompanied by: Depression, Substance abuse, Anxiety A child or teen may suffer from PTSD after one of these traumatic events: Bad accidents, such as car or train wrecks Invasive medical procedures, especially for children younger than age 6 Animal bites Natural disasters, such as floods or earthquakes Manmade tragedies, such as bombings Violent personal attacks, such as a mugging, rape, torture, o...