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 ...
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 ...
Most of the 9.7 million soldiers who perished in WWI were killed by the conflict's unprecedented firepower. Many survivors experienced acute trauma. Hulton Archive / Getty Images In September 1914, at ...
JUPITER, Fla. — A local non-profit laced up their shoes to raise awareness for PTSD and veteran suicide. With June being PTSD awareness month, local non-profit DoYouGiveARuck? hosted their 6th annual ...