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Shell Shock in AQFW

A picture of a soldier under extreme stress during battle .

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Before and After Treatment

Crying was often considered weak and feminine during war.

Modern-day treatments and medications include:

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive processing therapy (CPT)
  • Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/wonderful-shell-shock-recovery

http://blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/askian/ask-ian-have-we-won-yet-already/

The mental effects of war on younger soldiers were more severe than in older men

http://www.1914.org/podcasts/podcast-33-shell-shock/

A shell shock patient awaits the doctor for his treatment

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History

"his mouth is wet and pours out words, half choked, meaningless words... He butts his head against the wall like a goat" (109-111).

The term "shell shock" originated from " 'the remarkably close similarity' of symptoms in three soldiers who had each been exposed to exploding shells."

"By 1916, over 40% of the casualties in fighting zones were victims of Shell shock and by the end of the war over 80,000 cases had passed through British Army medical facilities."

WORKS CITED

http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWmental.htm

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Shock-of-War.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/shellshock_01.shtml

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWmental.htm

http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/rivers1.htm

http://www.britishpathe.com/workspaces/BritishPathe/shell-shock

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/06/shell-shocked.aspx

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/body-and-mind/shell-shock-on-film/

http://www.simonwessely.com/Downloads/Publications/History/21.pdf

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shock-of-war-55376701/?no-ist=

Treatments

PTSD (Shell Shock)-

"PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is an anxiety problem that develops in some people after extremely traumatic events, such as combat, crime, an accident or natural disaster.

People with PTSD may relive the event via intrusive memories, flashbacks and nightmares; avoid anything that reminds them of the trauma; and have anxious feelings they didn’t have before that are so intense their lives are disrupted."

-APA (American Psychological Association)

- The goal of treating shell shock was to return the soldiers to the front

- 4/5 of men who were treated for shell shock never returned to the front

-Treatments based on theories and observations, not as much on research.

It was believed that if symptoms were caused by "paralysis of nerves," treatment included:

  • massage
  • rest
  • specific diets
  • electric shock

World War I left many soldiers frustrated, tired, and upset.

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Soldiers undergoing shell shock often developed extreme feelings of fear or paranoia.

A frustrated soldier huddles in fear as he awaits the inevitable bombardment on his trench.

http://miepvonsydow.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/shell-shock/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/shellshock_01.shtml

A nurse attempts to cure a patient diagnosed with shell shock with electric therapy.

http://www.britishpathe.com/

Symptoms

Soldiers diagnosed with shell shock often experienced “ 'reduced visual fields,' loss of smell and taste, and some loss of memory' " as well as uncontrollable muscle spasms or inability to move.

A soldier tries to comfort his friend as they wait in the trenches.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shock-of-war-55376701/?no-ist=

The most common effect of shell shock was "suffering from hysteria."

http://miepvonsydow.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/shell-shock/

"Many of them thought that shell shock was a license for cowardice or a renunciation of “manliness,” which made it partly a problem of gender. It’s important to understand that although we usually think of PTSD as a psychological disability, it often manifests itself in physical ways."

A nurse tends to a paralyzed patient.

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/body-and-mind/shell-shock-on-film/

http://miepvonsydow.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/shell-shock/

Shell Shock

By: Jasper Chang, Carissa Leung, Noah Ng, and Aman Shaik

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