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Why do some people miss war. Why do some soldiers end up winning the battle but losing their minds? PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has sadly become more and more prominent in our societies over the last few decades. But have soldiers always come home with shattered minds? Were the comrades of Achilles or Caesar suffering after putting down their swords? What is the history of this disorder and what can it tell us about modern warfare and civilian life? Let’s find out.
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CAESAR IN VIETNAM: DID ROMAN SOLDIERS SUFFER FROM POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER?, https://www.scribd.com/document/75303582/CAESAR-IN-VIETNAM-DID-ROMAN-SOLDIERS-SUFFER-FROM-POST-TRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER
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https://www.academia.edu/20254487/Imaginibus_non_mente_falluntur_Post-traumatic_Stress_in_Roman_Medicine_and_Literature_100_BCE_100_CE
https://www.academia.edu/27601288/A_Roman_PTSD_Psychological_Trauma_and_the_Soldiers_of_Rome
https://www.academia.edu/10776796/Killing_Beyond_the_Battlefield_Brutality_and_the_Roman_Soldier
https://www.academia.edu/34616778/PTSD_in_Ancient_Greece_Was_there_mental_trauma_in_Ancient_Warfare
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/bodyguard-bbc-ptsd-history-war-veterans-post-traumatic-a8552016.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ptsd-civil-wars-hidden-legacy-180953652/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/ptsd-may-old-combat/
https://www.academia.edu/1613646/Social_identity_groups_and_PTSD
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