The longer U.S. soldiers were deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan, the more likely their children would be diagnosed with mental health problems, according to a study published Monday.
The study, published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, analyzed medical records of 307,520 children of active-duty Army personnel, aged 5 to 17 years old. It found almost 17 percent of them exhibited mental health problems.
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More News On Soldiers' Kids Having Mental Health Problems When They Deployed In War Zones
Kids with parent in Iraq or Afghanistan more likely to have mental health problems -- Houston Chronicle
Parents' Military Deployment May Harm Kids' Mental Health -- U.S. News And World Report
Parental Combat Deployment Tied to Mental Problems in Kids -- Medscape
Study finds lengthy deployments contribute to mental health problems in children -- Government Executive
Child mental health linked to combat time -- hc2d
Kids’ mental health problems linked to their parents’ deployments -- Military Times
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