From shell-shock to PTSD, a century of invisible war trauma
- Written by MaryCatherine McDonald, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Old Dominion University
Some soldiers' wounds in WWI were more mental than physical.George Metcalf Archival Collection, CC BY-NC-NDIn 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 women – most commonly amnesia, or some...
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