After Katrina: James Madison University Expert on Psychology of Disaster Survivors.

AScribe Health News Service, August, 2005

Byline: James Madison University

HARRISONBURG, Va., Aug. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's easy to see the physical damage inflicted by natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.

The psychological effects of such an event on the people who live through the devastation are more difficult to see. Long after buildings, roads and utilities are rebuilt and restored, the horror can still remain.

Psychology Professor Lennie Echterling of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., knows well what lies ahead for many survivors of Katrina. He says that some disaster events are so potent that they never lose meaning, and can become a part of survivors' identities.

Echterling, director of counseling psychology at JMU, has more than 30 years...

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