The hurricane that pummeled Puerto Rico two weeks ago and the scarcity-marked aftermath are taking a toll on islanders' equilibrium. Students and staff at Ponce Health Sciences University are visiting shelters and people in the hardest-hit communities to provide psychological help, among other services, said Alex Ruiz, special assistant to the university's president. One elderly woman took her own life Sunday inside a nursing home in Rio Piedras, another San Juan suburb. Dr. Olga Rodriguez, the dean of the Ponce Health Science University's school of medicine, said mental health problems have increased after the hurricane and need to be dealt with swiftly. ———This story has been corrected to show that the spelling of the San Juan suburb is Trujillo Alto, not Trujillo Alta.

Source: ABC News October 05, 2017 07:46 UTC