San Angelo Standard-Times

From shell-shock to PTSD, a century of invisible war trauma

In the wake of World War I, some veterans returned wounded, but not with obvious physical injuries. Instead, their symptoms were similar to those that had previously been associated with hysterical ...
Scientific American

The Treatment of Cases of Shell Shock

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Task & Purpose

From Shell-Shock To PTSD: A Century Of Invisible War Trauma

Vietnam was another watershed moment for combat-related PTSD because veterans began to advocate for themselves in an unprecedented way. Beginning with a small march in New York in the summer of 1967, ...
The Virginian-Pilot

From shell-shock to PTSD, a century of battling invisible war trauma

In the wake of World War I, some veterans returned wounded, but not with obvious physical injuries. Instead, their symptoms were similar to those that had previously been associated with hysterical ...
The Pantagraph

From shell-shock to PTSD, a century of invisible war trauma

Shell-shock went from being considered a legitimate physical injury to being a sign of weakness, of both the battalion and the soldiers within it. One historian estimates at least 20 percent of men ...