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An Iraq Psychiatrist, Now in America, Looks Back

Dr. Yusuf Rofa was a psychiatrist in Iraq for 25 years. He was just granted asylum in the United States, where he works with victims of terror, war and mass violence. Rofa speaks with host Madeleine Brand about counseling people during wartime.

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