Nidal Malik Hasan case: Are Army psychiatrists overwhelmed?

Christian Science Monitor by Gordon Lubold | Nov. 6, 2009 (News Report)

The case of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is the primary suspect in the Fort Hood shooting spree Thursday that killed 13 people, is pointing up the enormous need to help soldiers overwhelmed by the stress – or even the prospect – of serving in wartime.

As the military begins its eighth year of the war on terror, much of the focus has been on the inability to fully support the growing number of troops diagnosed with ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Nov 6, 2009 - 7:54 AM PST
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Kristin Gorski (review), Patrick McGuire (review)
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 by Kristin Gorski - Nov. 6, 2009

While the article takes a look at what may be a bigger issue behind the Fort Hood shooting, it is not in depth and does not get enough quotations from different stakeholders; this leaves it incomplete and not as strong as it could be. Absolutely relevant.

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 by Patrick McGuire - Nov. 7, 2009

The title of the article is very misleading and is not addressed in the article.

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    Associated Press by Jeff Carlton, Mike Baker | Nov. 6, 2009 (Breaking News)
    An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, a neighbor ...
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