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Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Natural and Human-Caused Disasters
by National Center For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The focus of this report is on within-sample factors that influence who is most likely to experience serious and lasting psychological distress as a result of a disaster. As suggested by Freedy et al. (1992), we differentiated among predisaster, within-disaster, and postdisaster factors.
Frequently Asked Questions About PTSD Related To Sudden Loss
by National Center For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
What is within the "normal" range of reactions to a traumatic event like the September 11 terrorist attack? Most child and adult survivors experience normal stress reactions for several days or weeks. Survivors experience reactions such as shock, fear, grief, anger, resentment, guilt, shame, helplessness, and hopelessness.
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