After Hurricane Katrina, Many People Found New Strength
A long-term study of people who survived Hurricane Katrina found that most were doing well, and some feel the experience transformed them. But others remain haunted by anxiety and depression.
Long after the floodwaters recede and the debris is cleared, the mental health impacts of disasters like hurricanes can linger.
Psychologist Jean Rhodes of the University of Massachusetts-Boston has spent more than a decade studying what happens to people years after a natural disaster — in this case, Hurricane Katrina.
She and her team had been studying the health of young parents attending community college in New Orleans starting.
