Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Post-traumatic growth

Can natural disasters facilitate growth for their survivors?
Findings of a study involving Hurricane Katrina survivors suggest that post-traumatic growth (PTG) was evident in five different key areas for most of the low-income survivors that participated in the study. Mary Waters, PhD, and other RISK project…
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Can genes play a role in how we react to traumatic events?
Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Mary Waters, PhD, has co-authored a novel study that explores the interaction between genetic variants and exposure to Hurricane Katrina on post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth (positive…