When natural disasters strike, like Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi River flooding or the earthquake, tsunami and radiation threat in Japan, we tend to think survivors’ immediate needs are: safe food and water, places to live, and tools to rebuild lives and communities.
For disease outbreaks, our thoughts may go to medical care for the affected.
The 9/11 terrorist attack on the United States and civil unrest in foreign countries might cause concern for victims and families of victims.
But, there is another dimension to the consequences of traumatic events we may not immediately think of — the psychological well-being of those involved.
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