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Emotional Scars Vary After Mass Shootings

Although mass shootings still have the power to shock and horrify, they do not come as a complete surprise anymore, say doctors who have studied people’s emotional reactions.

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Although mass shootings still have the power to shock and horrify, they do not come as a complete surprise anymore, say doctors who have studied people’s emotional reactions. Survivors most often have post-traumatic stress disorder but even that often eases with time. (The Washington Post)

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