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Child Maltreatment Rises in Homes of Soldiers Sent to War
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- Almost 40 percent of Nepalese sex-trafficked girls and women, many forced into prostitution, who were repatriated tested positive for HIV infection.
- Group psychotherapy helped reduce depression among displaced adolescent girls who had survived war in northern Uganda. The interventions were less effective among adolescent boys.
- Former Ugandan and Congolese child soldiers who have more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are less likely to be open to reconciliation and are more likely to have feelings of revenge.
- Adults displaced by war in northern Uganda have high rates of PTSD and depression. They are also more likely to favor violent means to end the conflict, compared to people without comparable symptoms.
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Last updated 7/31/2007
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SOURCES: Deborah A. Gibbs, M.S.P.H., senior analyst, Children and Families Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, N.C.; Rachel Bramson, M.D., associate professor of family and community medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and Scott & White Clinic, College Station, Texas; Lt. Col. Ben Clark, deputy director, Family Programs, Family Advocacy Program, Army Family
and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command; Aug. 1, 2007, Journal of the American Medical Association
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