1 in 8 Lower Manhattan residents had signs of PTSD 2 to 3 years ...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Thu, 06/12/2008 - 23:00

(New York City Health Department) Lower Manhattan residents developed post-traumatic stress disorder at three times the usual rate in the years following 9/11.

The rate among residents matched the rate previously reported among rescue and recovery workers.

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