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Date of Graduation
5-9-2024
Semester of Graduation
Spring
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Department of History
Advisor(s)
David Dillard
Gabrielle M. Lanier
Jonathan Jones
Abstract
This work is a close look at how veterans of war have been treated medically for ailents of the mind. This work looks closely at the many therapies and pharmaceutical remedies that have been perscribed to veterans with the advent of the field of psycology at the trun of the century. Sources included the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), multiple clinical trials and white papers, records from the VA, etc. The reader should walk away with a better understanding of how the path towards healing invisble wounds has been mired with revictimization and controversy.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Kevin, "The dry bloodletting: A history of the diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorders in military service members" (2024). Masters Theses, 2020-current. 251.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/masters202029/251
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