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min-width:0px;"><div class="m-detail--tml-image-container" style="padding-top: 67%;"><phx-pin-it pin-url="https://psmag.com/environment/once-the-water-recedes-the-mental-health-problems-emerge" pin-media="https://psmag.com/.image/t_share/MTQ5NjE2MjExOTg0OTE4MzMw/gettyimages-840613752.jpg" pin-description="A man looks out on a flooded road during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29th, 2017, in Houston, Texas."></phx-pin-it></div></div></phoenix-picture><figcaption><p class="tml-image--caption" itemprop="caption">A man looks out on a flooded road during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29th, 2017, in Houston, Texas.</p><p class="tml-image--attribution" itemprop="author"><span>(Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)</span></p></figcaption></figure></div><p>Like the storm itself, the impact of <a href="https://psmag.com/environment/could-hurricane-harvey-deal-a-fatal-blow-to-climate-change-skepticism">Hurricane Harvey</a> on Houstonians&apos; mental health promises to linger.</p><p>Although specific estimates vary widely, the results of numerous research studies suggest residents who suffered a profound personal loss due to the storm are at significantly elevated risk of post-traumatic stress disorder.</p><aside class="m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d" phx-inline-ad-layout="13dccb8fa2ed416985e8fb7a7f378e51" <div="" data-ad-group="in_content-0" data-max-ad-reloads="5"><div class="m-in-content-ad--slot is-placeholder not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d"><div id="ad-13dccb8fa2ed416985e8fb7a7f378e51"></div></div></aside><p>&quot;A large body of research conducted after disasters in the past decades suggests that the burden of PTSD among persons who were exposed to disasters is significant,&quot; a research team led by psychiatrist <a href="https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/people/our-faculty/ny126" phx-track-event="" target="_blank">Yuval Neria</a> of Columbia University Medical Center <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877688/" phx-track-event="" target="_blank">wrote in 2008</a>.</p><p>Most often associated with combat veterans and rape victims, <a href="https://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/ptsd-overview/basics/what-is-ptsd.asp" phx-track-event="" target="_blank">PTSD</a> is a mental condition in which a traumatic event continues to plague the victim for months or years. Common symptoms include nightmares, flashbacks, depression, and anxiety.</p><p>&quot;There are fairly consistent estimates of PTSD that can be expected in the first year after (it is triggered),&quot; the researchers write. &quot;Specifically, the prevalence of PTSD among direct victims of disasters ranges between 30 and 40 percent.&quot;</p><h2>One group of workers is rebuilding homes, another band of professionals will be busy diagnosing and treating the traumatized.</h2><p>They report it is more likely to strike victims who suffered major injuries, felt their life was in danger, endured the death or major injury of a loved one, or suffered severe property destruction.</p><p>&quot;The range of PTSD prevalence among rescue workers is lower, ranging between 10 and 20 percent,&quot; they add. But that number can be higher: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16645571" phx-track-event="" target="_blank">One study</a> found 22 percent of firefighters who responded to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 suffered from PTSD two to three months after the event. </p><aside class="m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-a not-size-b" phx-inline-ad-layout="5dfc0313f92a4375a987859cbca2f74b" <div="" data-class-rules="[{&quot;sizes&quot;:[&quot;970x250&quot;],&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;is-970x250&quot;]},{&quot;sizes&quot;:[&quot;728x90&quot;],&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;is-728x90&quot;]}]" data-ad-group="in_content-0" data-max-ad-reloads="5"><div class="m-in-content-ad--slot is-placeholder not-size-a not-size-b"><div id="ad-5dfc0313f92a4375a987859cbca2f74b"></div></div></aside><aside class="m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d" phx-inline-ad-layout="5c75e7a401ee4d1b84966a4a1aa9a90d" <div="" data-class-rules="[{&quot;sizes&quot;:[&quot;728x90&quot;],&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;is-728x90&quot;]}]" data-ad-group="in_content-0" data-max-ad-reloads="5"><div class="m-in-content-ad--slot is-placeholder not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d"><div id="ad-5c75e7a401ee4d1b84966a4a1aa9a90d"></div></div></aside><p>Another subset of the population&#x2014;residents who aren&apos;t directly affected by the disaster&#x2014;are also at some risk. Their rates of PTSD are &quot;expected to be between 5 and 10 percent,&quot; the researchers write.</p><aside class="m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d" phx-inline-ad-layout="730bce98a9b549ceb9d7427a57c0ef0c" <div="" data-ad-group="in_content-1" data-max-ad-reloads="5"><div class="m-in-content-ad--slot is-placeholder not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d"><div id="ad-730bce98a9b549ceb9d7427a57c0ef0c"></div></div></aside><p>The research does contain some good news for storm survivors: In <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638199/" phx-track-event="" target="_blank">a post-Hurricane Sandy follow-up report</a>, Naria noted that &quot;the prevalence of PTSD is generally lower after natural disasters compared with human-made and technological disasters.&quot; Perhaps we are more resigned to&#x2014;and therefore less triggered by&#x2014;&quot;acts of God&quot; than by atrocities committed by our fellow humans.</p><p>He also pointed out that &quot;many individuals with early trauma-related symptoms of PTSD tend to recover over time, and regain normal functioning. Across all disaster types, a significant majority of the population experiences minimal mental health effects, instead displaying resilience, positive coping, and effective adaptation of the adverse circumstances.&quot;</p><p>That said, disasters are particularly tough on people already suffering from mental-health issues such as addiction. A&#xA0;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20921113" phx-track-event="" target="_blank">2011 study</a> looked at data on 697 people directly affected by one of 10 disasters (a list that included several floods).</p><p>It found that, while 19 percent of the sample had a drinking problem, only a tiny number&#x2014;0.3 percent&#x2014;&quot;developed an acute new post-disaster alcohol use disorder.&quot; However, among people in recovery, an astounding 83 percent reported drinking after the disastrous event.</p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3755727/pdf/nihms-507023.pdf" phx-track-event="" target="_blank">Other evidence</a> suggests an increase in problem drinking may not be limited to those previously identified as alcoholics.</p><aside class="m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d" phx-inline-ad-layout="6107914ef5a04336844bf9f74a9b455a" <div="" data-ad-group="in_content-2" data-max-ad-reloads="5"><div class="m-in-content-ad--slot is-placeholder not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d"><div id="ad-6107914ef5a04336844bf9f74a9b455a"></div></div></aside><p>&quot;Evidence from survivors of Hurricane Katrina indicates elevated rates of alcohol problems,&quot; writes a research team led by <a href="https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/people/our-faculty/kmk2104" phx-track-event="" target="_blank">Katherine Keyes</a> of Columbia University. &quot;Increases in binge drinking were found among those most exposed to the hurricane.&quot;</p><p>And further north, &quot;seven months after the Mt. St. Helens volcano eruption, alcohol center referrals and liquor-law violations had increased compared to the pre-eruption period.&quot; It would not be at all surprising to find similar increases in Houston.</p><p>So while one group of workers is rebuilding homes, another band of professionals will be busy diagnosing and treating the traumatized. 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