“Tramps, ne’er do wells and criminals” During World War I medical authorities in Britain described the condition of men suffering from their war experiences as “Not yet diagnosed – nervous” or NYD-N. They divided these cases into “neurasthenia” and “hysteria”. Neurasthenia seemed to occur...
PTSD – A 1917 perspective
PTSD – A 1917 perspective
PTSD – A 1917 perspective
“Tramps, ne’er do wells and criminals” During World War I medical authorities in Britain described the condition of men suffering from their war experiences as “Not yet diagnosed – nervous” or NYD-N. They divided these cases into “neurasthenia” and “hysteria”. Neurasthenia seemed to occur...