English physician Charles Myers, who wrote the first paper on “shell-shock” in 1915, theorized that these symptoms actually did stem from a physical injury. He posited that repetitive exposure to ...

When soldiers came home from World War I and experienced flashbacks and nightmares, it was called shell shock. Years later, Vietnam vets were often told to repress memories rather than deal with them.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian composer Nicholas Lens and Australian rocker Nick Cave have joined forces to create an opera marking the centenary of World War One, depicting the horrors of the conflict ...

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 ...

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 ...