Nara opens counseling hotline for locals distressed by Abe's murder

Last week event supposed to be preventable but in Japan that just another shouganai.

Really?

Hirokazu Tachikawa, a disaster psychiatry expert and a professor at the University of Tsukuba, said that people "should refrain from repeatedly watching stimulating images."

You can see how this is getting translated but it seems very awkward and open to misinterpretation.

Meanwhile, psychological experts have advised people, especially children and those with mental health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder, to avoid watching footage of the shooting which has circulated widely on social media.

According to my memory, the news media was widely circulating footage of the shooting.

Some people will criticize this move as excessive or unnecessary, but for people that had their lives shocked by senseless violence this can make a huge difference and it is something positive that they can receive some help about it. Not everybody is used to see people being killed, specially someone they felt familiar with.

Agree with Blue.

Of course some live witnesses to the murder and other closely connected may well feel traumatized.

But considering the 1,000s of shocking images that have come out of war zones in recent years from Syria to Ukraine, I've never heard of any specific counselling to allay fears and console folks. And there's been some horror upon horror scenes.

And back again domestically - how much counselling is available for those who suffer mentally from the tragedies of local deaths from wrenching car accidents or harrowing drawn out deaths through disease?

Suddenly traumatic stress/grief counselling ranks high because it's Abe who died?

Hirokazu Tachikawa, a disaster psychiatry expert and a professor at the University of Tsukuba, said that people "should refrain from repeatedly watching stimulating images."

Nah, watch it over and over so you'll become immune to it.

@painkiller - I have to admit, your sarcasm is spot on.

Kids from an early age play video games that depict Killing with all it's gore as just something that is normal, images over time, become more graphic/realistic, and although age restrictions are upped, Parents are left in the dark about what's actually going on. How does this all end up impacting these Kids in later life ?

Kids from an early age play video games that depict Killing with all it's gore as just something that is normal

Not to be a jerk or anything but the "video game" thing is usually so far beyond reality it's pretty much impossible to relate to real life. You can shoot as many zombies as you want in the head and still be shocked to see an actual person shot in front of you.