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...Although there is no solid evidence to support the point, officials also stress that such public advisories could act, and may have already acted, as a deterrent against future attacks. "It's a difficult and fine line we walk," Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge said at a briefing last week. "But I think America understands, and hopefully appreciates, that when there's that kind of information available to us, we just share it, incomplete...
...that Gagnon is currently directing “Dracula” at the Loeb. Bats turning up in his room, bats turning into people and sucking blood...the comedy is all there. “My roommates thought I was cracking up [because of the laughter] and that the stress of the show was getting to me,” he says...
Experts say children directly involved in the tragedy are likely to experience flashbacks, intense grief and despair. If kids are unable to process the event emotionally, psychologists look for a delayed stress response. Parents and teachers should watch for anxiety, difficulty concentrating, aggressive behavior or withdrawal, stomachaches, headaches and sleeplessness. Regressive behaviors might surface--children sleeping in their parents' bed or with the lights on. Phobias might appear--about airplanes, for instance, or tall buildings. Post-traumatic stress disorder, the most severe form of delayed stress, can occur years later. Similar symptoms, only more intense and longer lasting, require intensive...
...suffer from depression, anxiety or other psychiatric disorders--or have experienced other losses, such as a death in the family. In Los Alamos, N.M., a wildfire destroyed the homes of 400 residents in May 2000. After the fire, experts warned Los Alamos High School to look for signs of stress to appear nine to 12 months later...
...recent weeks, Hyman stood in the national spotlight, with interviews about post-traumatic stress disorder and bioterrorism in The New York Times and other national media outlets in response to the events of Sept...