Children significantly more likely to develop PTSD if mother afflicted
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 12:23
in Health & Medicine
While fewer than 10 percent (8.4 percent) of the mothers were suffering from PTSD, more than a fifth (21 percent) of their children presented PTSD symptoms in a recent study on the topic. Children who developed PTSD symptoms also had more psychosomatic complaints such as constipation, diarrhea and headaches.