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Thurs - Nov 18 -

IRIS CHANG SUICIDE -

*The suicide near San Francisco last week of Iris Chang, 36, author of 'The Rape of Nanking,' raises questions about the psychological toll of exposure to past tragedy, and experts say reactions differ.

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David Spiegel, associate chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, said some researchers believe it is possible that "people can sort of get post-traumatic stress disorder symptom by proxy."*


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