Shellshock in the College collections

Major Arthur HurstMedical diseases of war1940, 2nd ed.Soon after the beginning of WWI, military doctors noticed that soldiers started to show neurological symptoms like dizziness, tremor, tinnitus, amnesia, weakness and headache. In most of these cases, there was no obvious physical injury. This condition became known as ‘shellshock’ or ‘war neurosis’. Some doctors believed it was caused by hidden brain injuries or carbon monoxide poisoning, while others accused the affected soldiers of malingering.

The Century: America's Time - 1914-1919: Shell Shock

Shell-shocked soldier awaiting transportation away from the front line, Hue, Vietnam, All Works

Brendan Kelly - Shell Shock and its Treatment at Dublin's Richmond War Hospital, 1916-1919

Billy Shell - Owner - ShellShock Productions Inc.

Shell shock, what's in a name?

The Museum of Dreams

The care and treatment of by Salmon, Thomas W. 1876-1927

Shell shock, gas attacks and art

A contribution to the study of shell shock : being an account of three cases of loss of memory, vision, smell, and taste, admitted into the Duchess of Westminster's War Hospital, Le

From Shell Shock to PTSD College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois

Shell shock: Giant invasive mussels eradicated from New Jersey pond – The Morning Call