Dominique Jean Larrey describes the disorder as having three stages
U.S. military physicians document the stresses of Civil War soldiers threw 1865
U.S. military physicians document the stresses of Civil War soldiers
U.S. military physicians document the stresses of Civil War soldiers
Battle shock’ is regarded as a legitimate medical condition by the Russian Army
Distress of soldiers is attributed to ‘shell shock’ during WWI 1917-1919
Smith and Pear advocate for the term ‘war strain’ and for treatment of soldiers’ emotional symptoms
Terminology changes to ‘combat exhaustion’ during WWII, and U.S. Army adopts the official slogan, “Every man has his breaking point” (1939-1945)
U.S. Army creates a training video for unspecialized medical officers for the treatment of combat exhaustion, including administration of sodium pentothal and suggestive therapy
U.S. Army releases a documentary about causes and treatment of mental illness during WWII
Each military battalion is provided with officers trained to treat psychological problems during the Vietnam war
Chaim Shatan raises awareness of ‘post-Vietnam syndrome’ in the New York Times
‘Posttraumatic stress disorder’ is added to DSM-III
DSM-III-R drops requirement that stressors be outside the range of normal human experience
Grey’s Anatomy introduces a character with combat-related PTSD