The little understood condition affected thousands of troops during the horrific battles in Flanders and the Somme SHELL shock was a condition that afflicted many soldiers on all sides during the ...

Shell shock is a term originally coined in 1915 by Charles Myers to describe soldiers who were involuntarily shivering, crying, fearful, and had constant intrusions of memory. It is not a term used in ...

Shell shock. Mike Peters, Galloway’s resident military historian, looks at one the most emotive and misunderstood aspects of the First World War. Among the phrases guaranteed to trigger discussion ...

Little was known about shell shock at the start of the First World War and, as a new book reveals, it led to some horrific treatments for patients. Chris Bond reports. Did you know with a Digital ...

During Sean Jones’ second tour of Afghanistan in 2008, an incident occurred that continues to affect him to this day. Jones, then a colour sergeant in the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, witnessed ...

The pen is truly mightier than the sword. I can say this with confidence as I have wielded both in my 28 years. It is also true that the experiences of the latter have fed into the former. That being ...

SHELL shock was a condition that afflicted many soldiers on all sides during the horror of the First World War. Here’s what we know about the battle induced condition and how it was treated a hundred ...

During WW1, thousands of troops suffered from psychiatric disorders labelled as 'shell shock'. Hear BBC archive recordings of veterans talking about their experiences. Show more In World War One, ...