There is growing evidence of the short-term effects on children of all ages, said Sherman, who is also a professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.Research shows that some, but not all, military kids are affected in various ways, she said, including “decreased academic function, emotional toll, increased utilization of mental health care, and significant increase in the use of psychiatric medications by military children in the years since the war began.” http://fb.me/AIJYzcEJ
by Peter Whalen
