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Date:8/4/2009

raumatic stress symptoms, the study found.

The two conditions often occurred together.

"There was this interaction between the two," said Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association. "And other research indicates that those living in stressful situations seem to be more likely to have asthma."

About 52 percent of those who reported post-traumatic stress symptoms, however, said they had received no treatment in the preceding year.

"As a local health department, we were most concerned and surprised by the increase in PTS symptoms," Thorpe said. "We do know that getting appropriate trauma-specific care is critical so we're making as many efforts a possible to link people to sources of appropriate treatment."

More information

The New York City Department of Health has more on the World Trade Center Registry.



SOURCES: Lorna E. Thorpe, Ph.D., deputy commissioner for epidemiology, Department of Health, New York City; Norman Edelman, M.D., chief medical officer, American Lung Association; Alan Manevitz, M.D., clinical psychiatrist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Jacob Finkelstein, Ph.D., professor, pediatrics, environmental medicine and radiation oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.; Keith A. Young, Ph.D., vice chairman for research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, College Station, Texas; August 5, 2009, Journal of the American Medical Association


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