[Ferry Disaster] Ferry survivors suffering from extreme stress, anxiety
Social affairsApr 18, 2014
A majority of young survivors from the ferry disaster are suffering from severe stress and anxiety, which are likely to require months of treatment, hospitals officials said Friday. Of the 179 rescued passengers from the ferry Sewol, 76 survivors, mostly Danwon High School students, are getting treatment at Korea University Ansan Hospital in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. “We have conducted the stress level test on 55 survivors as of today, and most of them have shown severe stress,” Cha Sang-hun, th