1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 04-15-2007 #1 -- A SHOCK WAVE OF BRAIN INJURIES -- "We can save you. But you might not be what you were."nf041507-1.htm
... of World War I trench warfare: shellshock. The brain of a soldier exposed... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAPR07/nf041507-1.htm
... carries its own medical signature. The trench warfare of the First World War produced shellshock, while the Second World War's prolonged tours induced a numbing exhaustion known... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-19-2006-5.htm
...-traumatic stress disorder is also more common among veterans suffering from TBI. 'Shellshock' What used to be called "shellshock" has long been a combat hazard. The problem grew worse during the Vietnam... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAPR08/nf040808-9.htm
... as a failure to cope after a major shock. During World War II, it was known as 'shellshock.' About 300,000 soldiers suffer from depression or PTSD, according to the Rand report. In... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf051208-4.htm
... was diagnosed as having chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. P.T.S.D., which in earlier conflicts was known as battle fatigue or shellshock but is not exclusively war-related, has been an officially recognized medical condition since 1980, when it entered the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf051408-5.htm
... first day in Vietnam was the start of the Tet Offensive." While military medicine techniques have advanced since the days forms of PTSD were referred to as "ShellShock" and "Battle Fatigue," the mitigation of the effects of combat on the mind still has a great deal of room for improvement. "We can... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf052308-5.htm
... were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental ailments. Mental problems from war experience are not new. The illnesses were once called names such as shellshock or combat fatigue. What has changed over the years is that society has be gun to understand the problem better and that the stigma associated with such ailments is... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-07-2006-4.htm
... are historic for modern day warfare. Many of the women wounded in the war undergo months of rehabilitation and face a second, psychological war. Also known as shellshock or combat fatigue, psychiatrists call it post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. The Department of Veterans Affairs is currently spending $5 million for what it calls... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAY 06/newsflash05-28-2006-11.htm
... to treat. Soon after the war, one VA doctor told Ed his "nervous condition" would pass. Post-traumatic stress disorder, known as "shellshock" or "combat fatique" before Vietnam, wasn't officially recognized until 1980. As recently as 2003, four out of five Vietnam veterans reported suffering... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAY 06/newsflash05-07-2006-7.htm
... number is even higher. The idea that engaging in combat is damaging to one's psyche is hardly new soldiers have long been known to suffer from 'shellshock' and 'combat fatigue'. But Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was not defined as a specific medical condition until the Vietnam War. The Veterans Administration admits that... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-19-2006-1.htm
