Sunday, April 20, 2008

Grieving kids may also have PTSD

ATHENS, Ga., April 10 (UPI) -- A University of Georgia study said children who have lost a parent to diseases such as cancer can suffer post-traumatic stress disorder.

Study co-author Rene Searles McClatchey said she found grief therapy to children whose parent died doesn't help if the post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms aren't dealt with first.

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