A new survey carried out in the North and the six border counties has found a considerable proportion of the population suffer significant mental health problems which they attribute directly to The Troubles.
3,000 people were surveyed and one of ten reported symptoms that are suggestive of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The survey is the work of researchers from the School of Psychology at Queen's University in Belfast. They called it The Legacy of the Troubles project.
The mental health problems were twice as common in the North compared to the six counties immediately south of the border.
One in ten reported symptoms that are suggestive of clinical Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Orla Muldoon, a senior lecturer in Queen's, says the survey's findings indicate the scale of trauma caused by The Troubles. It also shows that the effects of the conflict have not been felt evenly across the population.
The findings of the study will be discussed at a conference in Armagh tomorrow.
