Lessons From Joplin: Personal Growth Often Coexists With Post-Traumatic Stress Following Natural Disasters, MU Researchers Find
January 10, 2018
January 10, 2018
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 10 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release:
The 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, was one of the most destructive in U.S. history--killing 161 people, injuring 1,150 and destroying approximately one-third of the city's homes. Individuals who experience such disasters can exhibit a range of mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress. Now, researchers from the Disaster and Community Crisis Center at the University of Mis . . .
The 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, was one of the most destructive in U.S. history--killing 161 people, injuring 1,150 and destroying approximately one-third of the city's homes. Individuals who experience such disasters can exhibit a range of mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress. Now, researchers from the Disaster and Community Crisis Center at the University of Mis . . .