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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trauma is pervasive, and thus numerous therapies have been developed to address its distressing symptoms. However, recent estimates suggest up to 50 percent of people with PTSD undergoing ...

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 ...

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 ...