NEW YORK — People who were heavily exposed to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center still had elevated risks of developing post-traumatic stress disorder even five years later, according to a study released Tuesday by the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The study contained better news about asthma. While those who developed respiratory symptoms soon after the attacks were still being diagnosed with asthma some years later, rates among people who first showed symptoms after 2003 were consistent with normal asthma rates.
The study, based on data from a health registry that tracks the health effects of 9/11, found elevated levels of post-traumatic stress disorder among the more than 46,000 people who were surveyed in 2006-2007.
While asthma cases rose most sharply right after attacks, they were still being diagnosed after some years had passed.
by th eassoiated press
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