PTSD in Civil War times

PTSD in Civil War times: A Md. museum exhibit
By Associated Press
November 29, 2013

FREDERICK, Md. — A new exhibit at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick offers a historical perspective on post-traumatic stress disorder.

The exhibit is titled, “The Emotional Toll of War.” It opened last weekend and will be up through March.

The exhibit includes period newspaper articles, soldiers’ letters and accounts by Civil War surgeons.

The documents offer perspectives on homesickness, melancholy, insanity and suicide.
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