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Keller had lived in Cambodia, where he taught courses on treating trauma survivors to health workers.

He outlined a treatment called exposure therapy, which studies have found has been helpful to rape victims, combat veterans and other trauma survivors.

Being in a group with other people who have had similar experiences, however, clearly helps trauma survivors feel less isolated, experts said.

Most trauma survivors have stress reactions for days or weeks.

Sadly this is a common story for trauma survivors.

With trauma survivors, Miller now never begins a group session by asking, "How are you feeling?"