The eight magnitude earthquake which struck the southern Chinese province of Sichuan in May two thousand eight left some ninety thousand people dead or missing and up to eleven million homeless. According to Peking University’s Institute of Mental Health, thirty five percent of the earthquake survivors are still suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, which if left untreated, can lead to severe mental illnesses. Psychologists say that while material assistance to the earthquake victims has been on-going, there has not been nearly enough recognition of mental health problems.
A year after the disaster, Zhao Xue returned to the affected areas to find out how survivors are coping.
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