Shell shock is a term that originated during World War I to describe the type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that many soldiers … See more

During the early stages of World War I in 1914, soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force began to report medical symptoms … See more

Research by Johns Hopkins University in 2015 found that the brain tissue of combat veterans who had been exposed to improvised explosive … See more

The British government produced a Report of the War Office Committee of Enquiry into "Shell-Shock" which was published in 1922. … See more

Acute
At first, shell-shock casualties were rapidly evacuated from the front line – in part because of fear over … See more

Some men with shell shock were put on trial, and even executed, for military crimes including desertion and cowardice. While it was recognized that … See more

At the beginning of World War II, the term "shell shock" was banned by the British Army, though the phrase "postconcussional syndrome" was used to describe similar … See more