From shell shock and war neurosis to posttraumatic stress disorder: a history of psychotraumatology
@article{Crocq2000FromSS,
title={From shell shock and war neurosis to posttraumatic stress disorder: a history of psychotraumatology},
author={M. A. Crocq and Louis Crocq},
journal={Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience},
year={2000},
volume={2},
pages={47 - 55}
}The term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a household name since its first appearance in 1980 in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-lll) published by the American Psychiatric Association, In the collective mind, this diagnosis is associated with the legacy of the Vietnam War disaster. Earlier conflicts had given birth to terms, such as “soldier's heart, ” “shell shock,” and “war neurosis.” The latter diagnosis was equivalent to the…
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