The negative effects of foster care
Individuals who were in foster care experience higher rates of physical and psychiatric morbidity that the general population.[14] In a study of adults who were in foster care in Oregon and Washington state, they were found to have double the incidence of Depression ,20% as compared to 10% and were found to have a higher rate of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than combat veterans with 25% of those studied having PTSD. Children in foster care have a higher probability of having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and deficits in executive functioning, anxiety as well other developmental problems.[15][16][17][18] These children experience higher degrees of incarceration, poverty, homelessness, and suicide. Recent studies in the U.S., suggests that, foster care placements are more detrimental to children than remaining in a troubled home.[19][20][21]
