Ft. Hood shooting suspect endured work pressure and ethnic taunts, his uncle says
When Rafik Ismail Hamad last traveled from the West Bank to visit relatives in America, he was struck by the pressures one of his nephews was facing.
The younger man, an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, spoke to his uncle of ethnic taunts by Army colleagues. He was haunted by the wartime disabilities of soldiers he treated as an Army psychiatrist, Hamad recalled, and was overwhelmed by a growing caseload he felt unable to manage.
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There is stress in treating the stressed. Counselors need rest and relaxation, a support group, and "normal" time if they are to be good counselors. The military sounds partly responsible for him flipping .