This paper from the BC Medical Journal suggests a ‘residential school syndrome’ is similar to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Much has been written on the atrocities of the Canadian government and the residential schools and many of the horrors that occurred at some of these schools have come to light of late. Residential school syndrome shares similarities with post-traumatic stress disorder in that both include someone who has either witnessed or experienced past trauma and continue to have recurring memories.

The article in the BCMJ can be found here.