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The Mindful Classroom - PTSD and Other Stressors in Online Education
Submitted by pmcnair on August 4, 2011 - 9:14am
The Mindful Classroom: A Look at Stress, PTSD and Other Challenges in the Online Classroom
PTSD and Distance Education
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 7.7 million Americans aged 18 and older (3.5 percent) suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with the median age being 23. The cause of PTSD is commonly a personal tragedy, su
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Student PTSD and Faculty Stress in the Online Classroom
Submitted by pmcnair on July 26, 2010 - 9:05am
An epidemic is in process and distance education is fully immersed in the mix. In a 2008 study the Rand Corporation estimated that as of October 2007 approximately 300,000 military service members who had been deployed for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) suffered from PTSD. The Walter Reed Institute of Research reports that between 8.5 and 14 percent of Soldiers returning from Iraq report suffering from either PTSD or depression based on the strictest definitions of the disorder—yet using a broader definition the numbers
