Following Earthquake, Physicians Say They Are Treating Increasing Number Of Patients At Turkish Hospitals Suffering From PTSD

Reuters (2/14, Bektas) reports, “Doctors in a Turkish field hospital in the southern city of Iskenderun said they are treating increasing numbers of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks after last week’s earthquake.” Indian Army Major Beena Tiwari said, “Initially the patients…were those who sustained injuries under the rubble,” but “now more of the patients are coming with post-traumatic stress disorder, following all the shock that they’ve gone through during the earthquake and what they have seen.” A Turkish medical official stated, “People only now are starting to realise what happened to them after this shock period.”