Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Name Institution Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In recent news, there were twelve Thai boys from Thailand who were rescued from ThamLuang cave complex which was flooded. Although the rescue operation was successful with no cases of deaths, the boys may encounter a horrifying mental challenge of posttraumatic stress condition (Levietes, 2018). Pediatric practitioners have revealed that the boys are at a higher possibility of acquiring a mental disorder due to the two weeks they spent in darkness and claustrophobic conditions due to the exposure to the natural disaster. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among children vary and...
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