PTSD or ''Shell shock''

PTSD (Called shell shock or battle fatigue in World War one) is a condition that develops after someone had experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. 

Symptoms

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Symptoms:
  • Anger: Often people who suffer from this will feel angry about things or people they couldn't save in the war.6
  • Fear: Obviously fear will be a factor in the symptoms. The soldiers 
  • Flashbacks, Hallucinations and nightmares: visual flashbacks, hallucinations of the war and nightmares are common.
  • (These symptoms will start to be apparent in between three months to a year of the traumatic event)


This page was made by: Catherine C.
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