Pubdate: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 Source: El Paso Times (TX) Copyright: 2010 Edna Macias Contact: http://www.elpasotimes.com/townhall/ci_14227323 Website: http://www.elpasotimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/829 Author: Edna Macias JUAREZ CHILDREN Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. The violence in Juarez is something that is really destroying families. I really think that the violence needs to stop, and the president of Mexico should start acting and should be able to help his country to be better. This entire problem about the drug cartel that is going on is many children have lost one or even both of their parents. It is hard to experience the loss of a loved one because of people trying to live or to get money the easy way. Children get traumatized or also they start developing eating or sleeping disorders just because of the drug-cartel violence. Someone should start thinking about how those kids feel and help them by really stopping the violence. The children should not have to experience this type of disorder at an early age. The only way to stop the violence and the children's disorders is to act about the drug cartel. Edna Macias East El Paso - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D