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3 unusual facts about Battle fatigue


Battle fatigue

Combat stress reaction, a military term for an acute reaction to the stress of battle commonly involving fatigue, slowed reaction time, indecision, and other symptoms

Posttraumatic stress disorder, a medical term for a chronic disorder associated with psychological trauma

Shell shock, a term used in WW I for an uncontrolled strong nervous reaction to the battle's horrible and extreme unhuman conditions



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Lawrence Kolb

During World War II, he went into the Navy and was stationed aboard hospital ships and then put in charge of a clinic for "battle fatigue" in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.