Tag: "Post-Traumatic Stress"

Katrina Victims 10 Times More Prone to Post-Traumatic Stress

FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at a rate that was 10 times that of the general population, a new study finds. The study, to be presented Friday at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, in Chicago, found that PTSD [...]