A month after tornadoes ravaged North Texas, mental health experts are warning survivors to be on the alert for another problem: post-traumatic stress disorder.
Though many people associate that syndrome with soldiers who have been through combat, PTSD can affect about one-fifth of people who were directly affected by a natural disaster, medical studies show.
After an ordeal like a tornado or hurricane, people often have trouble sleeping and concentrating, feel jumpy and may be easily startled, or see the disaster replaying in their minds.
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