Is combat-induced post-traumatic stress disorder unique to industrialized warfare?

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Is combat-induced post-traumatic stress disorder unique to industrialized warfare?

Thirty years ago, clinical psychiatrist Jonathan Shay drew attention to similarities between the trauma experienced by the Greek warriors, as documented in the epic poem “The Iliad,” and Vietnam veterans in America. Could the experience of war impact people in similar ways in vastly different cultural milieus?

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