(A) Those who had experienced emotional numbness immediately after the disaster# Clinial features of PTCD:> PTSD occurs when a catastropic event (usually life threatening or potentially fatal, e.g., war, earthquake, serious accident or robbery) affects the patient or a close friend or relative.> -- Patient experiences symptoms of both hyperarousal & withdrawal.> -- Symptoms of hyperarousal include anxiety, recurrent nightmares, intrusive memories of the event (flashbacks), increased startle response, & hypervigilance.> -- Symptoms of withdrawal include numbing of affective response, survivor's guilt, dissociation, & social withdrawal.