Caesar In Vietnam: Did Roman Soldiers Suffer From Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?

Authors

Aislinn A. Melchior, University of Puget SoundFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2011

Publication Title

Greece & Rome

Department

Classics

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) made its first appearance in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, partly as a result of the ongoing treatment of veterans from the Vietnam War. Although PTSD is not only or even primarily a disorder caused by combat, combat is a regular trigger and my chief concern in what follows. Therefore I will not be examining such evidence as exists for the psychological traumas of civilians in the ancient world who were exposed to violence, rape, enslavement, or the execution of family members in the context of conquest. My focus is on the soldier.

Volume

58

Issue

2

pp.

209-223

ISSN

0017-3835

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0017383511000052

WorldCat Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/777576327

Provider Link

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8389213&fileId=S0017383511000052

Citation

Melchior, Aislinn. "Caesar in Vietnam: Did Roman Soldiers Suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?" Greece and Rome. 58.2 (2011): 209-223. Print.