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To the Editor: Dr. Lifton writes in his thought-provoking article (June 2 issue) that "physicians have always been concerned with how people survive trauma," arguing that survivors of mass trauma, such as the Vietnam and Iraq wars and the attacks on September 11, 2001, had "collective psychological responses" and that their "psyches have often been decimated."¹ This proposition is not supported by studies that were conducted after these events or by data on similar events in other countries. Studies aimed at documenting the consequences of mass trauma suggest that most exposed persons manifest impressive resilience or quick recovery from their . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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