Rates of anxiety, mood disorders high in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina

Almost half of pre-hurricane residents of New Orleans and one-fourth of those living in other affected areas had evidence of an anxiety or mood disorder five to seven months following Hurricane Katrina, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news115922690.html">Rates of anxiety, mood disorders high in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina</a></p> <p>Almost half of pre-hurricane residents of New Orleans and one-fourth of those living in other affected areas had evidence of an anxiety or mood disorder five to seven months following Hurricane Katrina, according to a report in the December issue of <i>Archives of General Psychiatry</i>, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.</p>