A Red Cross study has revealed that one in three New York-area residents remain at risk of post-traumatic stress, months after the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. The study also found that 43 per cent have feelings of hopelessness or fear about the future and 31 per cent worry about the ongoing threat of terrorism and more deaths. The Red Cross study was released 10 days after a New York Academy of Medicine survey found that 150,000 residents suffered post-traumatic stress disorder or depression in the weeks following the attack.

(Associated Press 08/04/02)