Health Risk Behaviors
Psychological and emotional effects of attacks on U.S. remain unaddressed
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 13th, 2002
One month after the terrorist attacks on New York City, 75% of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut residents, who were contacted as part of a routine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention telephone survey on health risk behaviors, reported having emotional or psychological problems associated with the attacks, according to the September 6, 2002, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Forty-eight percent reported feeling angry; 3% reported drinking more alcohol;...
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