Thought some of you might find this article in the current (as in 2010) issue of the Smithsonian Magazine of interest.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Shock-of-War.html
Is it any wonder Bridgette wound up walking away from medicine for awhile?
Medicine has done soldiers -- and others -- a great disservice by putting shell shock on the euphemism treadmill. "Post-traumatic stress disorder" is a namby-pamby mealy-mouthing of a horrible violation of the human psyche. George Carlin covered the issue fairly well, I think, and so does this article.
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