Conference paper
Long-Term Reactions of Veterans to the War Experience
Wybrand Op den Velde
Abstract
The history of long-term posttraumatic reactions in war veterans is described. During World War I shell shock - a disorder with predominantly conversion reactions - was most commonly observed. Many veterans of the World War II suffered from combat exhaustion. In 1980, based on studies of American Vietnam War veterans, the posttraumatic stress disorder was intorduced. The advantages and limitations of this new diagnostic category are discussed.
Keywords
veterans; traumatic neurosis; shell shock; combat fatigue; posttraumatic stress disorder; . postconcentration camp syndrome
Hrčak ID:
202461
URI
Publication date:
22.12.1998.
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