Victim´s traumatic experience remains an issue

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-12-2009 12:22

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a professional term not often used by ordinary people. But perhaps not many, with PTSD now considered a major challenge to the psychological health of many survivors of the Sichuan earthquake.

Ms. Zhao's daughter was killed in the earthquake. Though  pregnant again, she says sorrow is always with her.

Feng Xiang lost his eight-year-old son in the earthquake last year. Twenty two days ago, April 20, Feng Xiang hung himself at home. Feng Xiang's death has been a heavy blow to his relatives and friends, especially his twin brother Feng Fei.

Feng Fei says his brother, who worked as a government employee, had to keep working after the quake, even though he was in deep sorrow.

Feng Fei said, "His job was to accompany the visiting media people. He had to go into the devastated areas again and again. I think this added new pains to the old ones. The pains accumulated more and more."