Shell shock is a term originally coined in 1915 by Charles Myers to describe soldiers who were involuntarily shivering, crying, fearful, and had constant intrusions of memory. It is not a term used in ...

Evolution away from shell-shock The next wave of the study of trauma came when the Second World War saw another influx of soldiers dealing with similar symptoms. It was Abram Kardiner, a clinician ...

PLATTSBURGH — Several months into World War I, newspapers reported “Strange New Diseases Caused by Battle.” French army surgeons described “a peculiar mental condition,” called “hypnosis of battle.” ...

Mental health trauma has always been a part of war. When 'shell-shock' was first diagnosed, patients were given shocks and other harsh treatments to get them to 'snap out of it.' We still may not ...