What is Shell shock?
{{Infobox medical condition (new)|synonyms=Bullet wind, [[Da Costa's syndrome|soldier's heart]], [[Combat stress reaction|battle fatigue]], operational exhaustion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorslounge.com/psychiatry/diseases/post-traumatic_stress.htm|title=Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Doctors Lounge(TM)|website=www.doctorslounge.com|access-date=2021-07-31|archive-date=2022-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128131726/https://www.doctorslounge.com/psychiatry/diseases/post-traumatic_stress.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>|causes=|frequency=|prognosis=|medication=|treatment=|prevention=|differential=|diagnosis=|risks=|types=|image=Shellshock2.jpg|duration=|onset=|complications=|symptoms=|field=[[Psychiatry]]|pronounce=|caption=Australian station, near [[Ypres]], in 1917. The soldier on the left has a dazed expression and a steady stare which are two common signs of shell-shock|alt=|deaths=|name=Shell shock}} [[File:War-neuroses._Wellcome_L0023554.jpg|thumb|Another example of a soldier suffering from shell shock]] In [[World War I]], many soldiers had [[Psychology|psychological]] problems. These kinds of problems are known as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] (or PTSD) today. The term post-traumatic stress disorder is relatively new.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Is Shell Shock the Same as PTSD?|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/what-doesnt-kill-us/201111/is-shell-shock-the-same-ptsd|website=Psychology Today}}</ref> At the time, people such as [[Charles Samuel Myers]] called this condition '''shell shock'''. <ref>{{Cite web|title=A Short History of The British Psychological Society|url=https://www.bps.org.uk/sites/bps.org.uk/files/History%20of%20Psychology/A%20Short%20History%20of%20The%20British%20Psychological%20Society.pdf|access-date=9 November 2019|website=British Psychological Society|publisher=British Psychological Society|quote=Although he later came to regret it, it was Myers who coined the term ‘shell shock’|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/201903