"It is much harder to accept a terrorist attack. A disaster [like Nepal's] has no blame"Photo by Letícia Alvares on Pexels
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"It is much harder to accept a terrorist attack. A disaster [like Nepal's] has no blame"

CNN Portugal28 August 2026 at 22:36

Susana Gouveia, emergency psychologist, talked about the main care to take with the mental health of natural catastrophe survivors. The specialist commented on the disaster that occurred in Nepal this Wednesday.

The psychologist explained that it is much harder to accept a terrorist attack than a natural catastrophe. According to Susana Gouveia, a disaster like Nepal's has no blame, unlike attacks caused by humans.

The article addresses the way natural catastrophe survivors psychologically deal with this type of event, highlighting the difference between disasters with human responsibility and those that occur naturally.

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