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Old 11-09-2009, 08:34   #2
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In the aftermath of Thursday's shooting spree at Fort Hood, as the focus continues to swirl around the suspect, U.S. Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, mental health advocates are buzzing about the risks of their profession: secondary trauma and compassion fatigue...

...Some reports have suggested that he may have been traumatized from hearing the terrible things that have happened to the people he counseled.
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