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NJ Resident Details Being Kidnapped, Tortured By Peruvian Intelligence Service In New Memoir NJ Resident Details Being Kidnapped, Tortured By Peruvian Intelligence Service In New Memoir
NJ Resident Details Being Kidnapped, Tortured By Peruvian Intelligence Service In New Memoir A New Jersey resident and former National Police lieutenant has penned a memoir detailing how he survived being kidnapped and tortured by the Peruvian National Intelligence Service. “The Unknown Basement: Based on a Real-Life Story,” details Saloman H. Soria's painful experience of being kidnapped, interrogated, tortured and imprisoned in the basement of the National Intelligence Service of Peru.  His story begins with the events that led up to his kidnapping, chronicles his false imprisonment and concludes with where he nearly 30 years later. In his role as Lieutenant of the National…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Acute Stress Disorder In Teens Acute Stress Disorder In Teens
Acute Stress Disorder In Teens Acute stress disorder is a response to a traumatic event. Teens who experience a school shooting, natural disaster, death, car accident or other traumatic event are at risk for acute stress disorder. In fact, up to one-third of people who experience a traumatic event develop acute stress disorder, according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Acute stress disorder (ASD) typically develops within one month of a traumatic incident. Consequently, teens with ASD experience a variety of distressing symptoms. These symptoms may last just a few days or as long as a month. The diagnosis of a…

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