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| 03/29/02 at 00:00:08 |
| [slm] below is a link from bbc that how New Yorkers and those whose loved ones died on 911, are suffering from insomnia, fear and other psychological diseases....etc. I am very very sympathetic to these guys whose loved ones died on that day. It was a horrific incident done by some very bad guys. I hope they will have patience and I also hope that those who have perpetrated this will be brought to justice. However, I also wonder: Has there been any study about how many Palestinians are suffering from different psychological problems for more than half a century? An entire people whose generations after generations are born in refugee camps? Has there been any study as to the behaviour of those children who can only think of having real toys to play with and have rather got only slingshots and stones to play with? Has any body even thought of the persons who don't know whether they will be living in their houses tomorrow or will be spending their next nigth under open sky? Has any body tried to think of the reasons that culminate in such atrocities Are there any human beings living in the world except for those who live in NY, NJ, Washington DC, London or Paris or perhaps Moscow? Will there be any justice for those guys living in Palestine, Kashmir, Chenchenya, Afghanistan, India, and even all those ordinary people living in the so-called Muslims police states? Even then, I am sure there will be justice one day inshallah for all of the above when only the word of God will rule the world. Wassalam _______________________________________ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1899000/1899418.stm The September 11 terror attack on New York left huge numbers of people struggling to cope with psychological problems, research has found. A study by the New York Academy of Medicine estimates that more than 100,000 New Yorkers have suffered from post traumatic stress disorder in the wake of the attack on the World Trade Centre. New Yorkers together went through severe trauma Dr Sandro Galea It says that nearly one in ten people living in the lower third of Manhattan reported major depression they believe was linked to the atrocity. Many had trouble sleeping and, when they did, repeatedly dreamt about the disaster. The study, compiled by Dr Sandro Galea, is the first major investigation of the lasting psychological impact of September 11. Major problems Dr Galea said: "This was not a matter of `have you had a nightmare?' This was, 'You've had nightmares night after night after night. "New Yorkers together went through severe trauma. There are tremendous mental-health needs." One in five people living in the immediate neighbourhood of Ground Zero suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. Symptoms included flashbacks or nightmares in which they re-lived the terrifying feelings they experienced during the attack. Many of the 1,000 people from Manhattan surveyed had seen the disaster in person and had suffered panic attacks during or after the planes hit the towers. Sleepless nights One in four said they suffered from insomnia and were easily startled by loud noises, while nearly one in five said they were having more difficulty concentrating than usual. Sonny Goldstein, whose daughter Monica was killed in the attack, said he relives the attack every day through memories, dreams and television. He told the New York Daily News: "It's always on the news, on every programme, even the Academy Awards. Calls to the mental health helpline Lifenet, which averaged 3,000 per month before September 11 have steadily increased since the attacks, and set a record of 6,600 in January. The New York City health commission has already spent US$14m on "Project Liberty," a crisis-counselling programme to help people suffering from anxiety. It has sites in 110 locations across the city and is advertised on subway trains and buses under the slogan "New York Needs Us Strong." The research is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. |
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