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Thu 07 Jul 2010Broken quake survivors suffering in mind as well as body
Anxiety, profound grief and flashbacks are widely encountered depressive symptoms
THEY SIT slumped on a wooden bench in the tent hospital run by French doctors, waiting to talk to someone about their loss and trauma, waiting for the magic pills the doctor dispenses. Some eyes glisten with tears. Others stare blankly, beyond emotion, beyond despair.
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