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What was post traumatic stress disorder called in world war 2?
shell shock or combat fatigue
What is shell shock called today?
The psychological problem known in WW I as shell shock is today known as post traumatic stress disorder.
Why did soldiers desert in world war 1?
Because of 'shell shock' - what we now call Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
What do people mean when they say shell shock?
Well it means extreme shock ,trauma and stress, mainly about war, especially in World War 1. People with shellshock are usually shocked, traumatised and stressed about the war, and have flashbacks, nightmares and hallucinations about the war. In World War 2 it was called combat stress. Today it is called post traumatic stress disorder. (PTSD)
What is neurothemia?
A WW1 term for what we might now call post traumatic stress disorder. Also called shell shock it rendered men unable to carry out military duties. Casualties of the condition were sent to English hospitals to recuperate. Sufferers of the condition were considered cowardly.
