... suffered at least loss of one rel-ative, for example, a partner or child, and two mothers of ourcohort lost both of their children. The majority of patients com-plained of nightmares, emotional ... aftermathWith respect to the tsunami's psychoemotional aftermath, the full impact of the wave on the mental health of the survivors isstill unknown [2]. In February 2005 the World Health Organi-zation, ... Department of Psychotraumatology of the University of Heidelberg (Germany) assembled a comprehen-sive list of 400 qualified psychotherapists offering immediatesupport nationwide when needed. These...