AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:09 PM ET
A patient looks up from her bed in a crowded hospital ward, in
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov 10, 2005. No one knows her
name and she has spoken just three words in the past three days:
'Take me home.' Doctors say mental trauma, ranging from anxiety and
depression to acute psychiatric disorders, are widespread in
Pakistan's quake-hit part of Kashmir, and that just a handful of
trained specialists are available to treat it. With most hospitals
and clinics in ruins, and tens of thousands of injuries to tend to,
coping with mental problems has been a low priority for
international relief teams, but one that experts say could have a
profound impact on society in the long-term. (AP Photo/ Achmad
Ibrahim)
