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Caesar in Vietnam: Did Roman Soldiers Suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2011

AISLINN MELCHIOR
AISLINN MELCHIOR
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amelchior@pugetsound.edu
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) made its first appearance in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, partly as a result of the ongoing treatment of veterans from the Vietnam War. Although PTSD is not only or even primarily a disorder caused by combat, combat is a regular trigger and my chief concern in what follows. Therefore I will not be examining such evidence as exists for the psychological traumas of civilians in the ancient world who were exposed to violence, rape, enslavement, or the execution of family members in the context of conquest. My focus is on the soldier.

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Research Article
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Greece & Rome , Volume 58 , Issue 2 , October 2011 , pp. 209 - 223
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Copyright © The Classical Association 2011

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* I would like to thank both the editor and my reviewer, who was generous with his knowledge and expertise. All opinions and any errors are my own.