Fort Hood Shooting Spree
November 6th, 2009
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I’ve been following this tragic event both in the popular news media and in the blogs of fellow physicians. I have never examined the alleged killer and do not want to speculate about why he might have decided to what he is said to have done.
Having said that, though, I am finding some of the speculation to be rather bizarre. I was particularly surprised by a post by Kevin Pho (KevinMD.com): “Did Nidal Malik Hasan suffer from compassion fatigue or secondary traumatization?”
I’ve never heard of a mental health professional developing PTSD and killing people as a result of working with trauma victims.
I’m sure we’ll learn more about this case as the story unfolds. In the meantime, the speculation will continue…
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