Katrina survivors face more stress with new looming hurricane . The storm is expected to hit the Gulf Coast on Friday and then move up through Texas before hitting Florida in early October. New Orleans ' post-traumatic stress disorder rate is more than 25 percent . After the storm , the city lost -- and has n't completely replaced -- many of its hospital beds devoted to mental health , and also many of its psychiatrists , psychologists and social workers , leaving it ill-equipped to handle its chronic caseload , let alone any spike in mental health care needs brought on by potential stressful events like Gustav . ` City 's mental health services have n't recovered from Katrina losses .
Katrina survivors face more stress with new looming hurricane . The storm is expected to hit the Gulf Coast on Friday and then move up through Texas before hitting Florida in early October. New Orleans ' post-traumatic stress disorder rate is more than 25 percent . City 's mental health services have n't recovered from Katrina losses .