Thailand cave rescue: What will the impact be on the boys' mental health?

The case of 12 boys and their football coach who were found alive after being trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for nine days has gripped the world. Rescuers are now trying to work out how to safely get the group out of the cave, with the Thai military warning that the children could be trapped for up to four months. They have now received food and medical attention, but what will the impact of their ordeal be on their mental health? Dr Andrea Danese is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at the National and Specialist CAMHS Trauma and Anxiety Clinic in London. He says that in the short term, many of the children facing such a traumatic incident may be fearful, clingy, jumpy or moody.