Survey: Post-Storm Mental Health Worsens
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NEW ORLEANS -- More Gulf Coast residents are thinking seriously about suicide or showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder as the recovery from Hurricane Katrina inches along, a new survey finds.
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Natural disasters invoke a frustrating helplessness: Our despair only deepens as the scope of devastation reveals itself. Americans last experienced nature&#39;s wrath firsthand during the series of hurricanes
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Communities devastated by last summer's flooding face prospect of more chaos after forecasters predicted week of severe weather
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NEW YORK  - Persistent depression is associated with worse physical health a year after heart attack or severe chest pain -- known by the umbrella term "acute coronary syndrome" (ACS), researchers from Canada report.
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Most of the health problems reported after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks have involved respiratory difficulties and mental distress, according
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The severely mentally ill are more likely to die from heart and circulatory problems than is the general population, said a British study.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER     PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  -- Until the electricity hums again and the debris is cleared, health officials are worried that there could be more deaths and injuries in Hurricane Charley's aftermath than during the storm itself...
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AMPARA, Sri Lanka (CP) - For many Canadians working closely on the tsunami disaster, the shock is wearing off. The mental-health fallout is just beginning.
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About 9 percent of U.S. troops who have performed combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan report experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study led by Defense Department researchers.
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The first findings from a massive collection of health data at Ground Zero were made public yesterday, showing that residents and emergency workers have more psychological
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Nearly half of the over 1,000 screened  rescue workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks  suffer from new or exacerbated respiratory, mental and other  health problems, according to a government report released on  Thursday.
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Hurricane Ivan has driven the misery index off the scale in Florida' most impoverished county, where nearly one in five residents were below the poverty line last year.
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In a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, a new survey reveals that the traumatized survivors of Hurricane Katrina forged a surprisingly powerful inner strength that steeled them against suicidal despair.
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WASHINGTON -- States that routinely deal with hurricanes and other natural disasters are better prepared than others to handle bioterrorism, but overall the nation is struggling to develop plans for public health emergencies, according to a study released
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The city is showing signs of rebirth nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina, but a lack of health care and other services and a dearth of affordable housing could stymie a full recovery, according to a study released Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Men and women with mental disorders, including substance abuse or addiction, report higher levels of conflict between work and their family lives, Canadian researchers report.
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By Al Jones, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 4--BILOXI -- Nearly three years ago, Claudia Espenscheid was frustrated after Hurricane Ivan washed her Gulf Breeze, Fla., home away. The mother of two, was left dealing with stress of starting over at the age of 38.