{
  "id": 1754374,
  "title": "Tracking trauma over time improves prediction of long-term mental health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/tracking-trauma-over-time-improves-prediction-of-long-term-mental",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-tracking-trauma-term-mental-health.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 15 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, many survivors are still living with the psychological effects of the disaster. A new study from Tohoku University has found that changes in trauma symptoms during the first two years after a disaster are a much better predictor of long-term mental health than a single assessment taken shortly after the event. Details of the findings are…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}