Psychologists eye stress response to Sandy
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | A man walks his dog among the devastation on Illinois Avenue in Long Beach. (Nov. 7, 2012)
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The destruction wrought by a storm like Sandy can leave some feeling uprooted and going through the disquieting symptoms of stress disorders, said area psychologists who have studied the stress response.
Psychologists have documented the occurrence of acute post-traumatic stress — a short-term condition that could involve feelings of anxiety, hopelessness and irritability — after natural disasters....
