Sentences with phrase «survivors after natural disasters»

With your help, we can support families fleeing Eastern Ghouta, feed children in South Sudan under threat of famine, reach survivors after natural disasters like Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico — and so much more.

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Data from Katrina survivors could help aid workers identify groups most at risk after other natural disasters

For example, several studies have examined the romantic relationships of couples who survived severe flooding, and although the precise conclusions vary, a few suggest couples often demonstrate increased responsiveness towards each other, and if one partner demonstrates enhanced responsiveness, the other will as well.4 Researchers who followed hurricane survivors in Florida found a similar virtuous circle in effect.5 One study reported that among natural disaster survivors in particular, partners reported more frequent positive exchanges after the stressful event, as compared to survivors of other stressful or violent events.6

Studies of veterans, prisoners of war and survivors of natural disasters have found that people who develop PTSD symptoms after a stressor experience diminished relationship quality, including greater conflict between partners and difficulty maintaining positive affect, among the many examples of romantic relationship deterioration.7 This is especially true when both partners experience PTSD.8