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Media triggers of post-traumatic stress disorder 50 years after the second world war
Author(s)Claire Hilton
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 8, August 1997
Pagespp 862-867
KeywordsAnxiety ; Stress ; Depression ; War ; Communication media ; Case studies.
AnnotationPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may present many years after the original trauma. Case studies of two older patients are described. Both had experienced life-threatening combat situations and witnessed intense suffering during the Second World War. Marked distress was triggered by media commemorations of the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war. PTSD patients often avoid talking of their traumatic experiences, because of associated distress. Without taking a military and trauma history, the diagnosis is likely to be missed. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-980827259 A
ClassmarkENP: QNH: ENR: VMC: UD: 69P

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