N. Korean teenage defectors likely to suffer from PTSD or depression: study

獨연구진 "탈북 청소년, 南 청소년보다 PTSD•우울증 더 경험"

A recent study shows that teenage defectors from North Korea are much more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or depression compared to their South Korean peers.
A study by the University of Konstanz in Germany found that 89 percent of some 62 teenagers from the North had experienced traumatic incidents.
Fifty-nine percent said they'd suffered famine, forced labour, assault, imprisonment or gang violence.
Fifty-seven percent said they'd experienced domestic violence.
It's the first time that a study has been conducted on the mental health and wellness of teenage defectors from the North.

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