The world awoke to the good news earlier this month: All 12 members of the Wild Boar soccer team and their coach were rescued after more than two weeks trapped inside a cave in Thailand. For some of them, the joy and celebration might be short-lived as they are now at an increased risk to experience post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues.

The news of Demi Lovato’s alleged heroin overdose came as a shock to her many fans and other celebrities around the world. It is well-known that she suffers from mental illness and substance abuse, but she had reportedly been in recovery but recently wrote a song about relapse in her substance abuse.

It is well-known that she suffers from mental illness and substance abuse, but she had reportedly been in recovery but recently wrote a song about relapse in her substance abuse. Although I have not treated Demi Lovato, her struggles with bipolar disorder were public knowledge. Generally speaking, comorbid substance abuse is common with bipolar disorder, with patients turning to alcohol, cocaine and heroin.

Yet while the physical bodies of these youths ages 11 to 16 were returned to the light after spending 18 harrowing and uncertain days inside the labyrinth, some may face a new possible threat to their lifelong mental well-being--post-traumatic stress disorder, according to widely respected psychiatrist Dr. Prakash Masand. He is the founder and CEO of Global Medical Education and co-founder and chairman of Centers of Psychiatric Excellence.