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Covid-19 leaves disadvantaged children ‘at risk of developing PTSD’
A new report from the Childhood Trust warns that children from disadvantaged backgrounds are at higher risk of developing serious psychological illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, due to the pandemic.
Dr Maria Loades, a clinical psychologist from the University of Bath, says in the report that lockdown measures are "likely to increase the risk of depression and probable anxiety, as well as possible post-traumatic stress".
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