3-9% of population suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder after disasterDecember 7, 2010 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 3-9% of population suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the disaster they survive. “These people need professional psychological assistance,” psychologist Karine Nalchajyan told a press conference in Yerevan on December 7. “Usually, 80% of people are able to conquer stress by themselves. However, it’s impossible to get rid of its consequences,” she said. For his part, President of the Union of Disabled People NGO Hakob Abrahamyan brought the example of Arthur Grigoryan and Garush Danielyan, the sportsmen, who became disabled after the 1988 earthquake but did not give in and now represent our country at international tournaments. “Earthquake is a wound, which is cured by time but leaves a scar,” Grigoryan commented. 22 years ago today, at 11:41 a.m. local time a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook northwestern Armenia and was followed four minutes later by a magnitude 5.8 aftershock. In the epicenter, the village of Nalband, the tremors were reported to measure 10 on the Richter scale. The earthquake leveled the cities of Spitak and Gyumri and left about 25 000 people dead, 100 000 wounded and 500 000 homeless. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |