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  • Delinquent youths with PTSD need individualized treatment, studies suggest

    Oct 6, 2016 10:15 am by Sharita ForrestResearch
    Jordan Davis, doctoral student in social work, and Joey Merrin, doctoral student in child development. Photo by L. B. Stauffer

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    • Jordan Davis, doctoral student in social work, and Joey Merrin, doctoral student in child development. Photo by L. B. Stauffer

    Juvenile offenders who have a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder are at 67 percent greater risk of entering substance abuse treatment within seven years, a new study found.