War in Iraq

The dilemma of doctors in wartime

St. Paul, Minn. — A Navy psychologist recounts the struggles of others, and her own battle with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq.

Author Heidi Squier Kraft takes the title of her book from a line in the TV series, M.A.S.H.: "Rule number one is that soldiers die. Rule number two is that doctors can't change rule number one."

Guests

• Heidi Squier Kraft: Clinical psychologist and deputy coordinator for the U.S. Navy Combat Stress Control Program. She's the author of the new book, "Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital."

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Resources

• NPR: Memoir Details Psychologist's Combat Hospital Duty
• "Rule Number Two" Web site