Was there PTSD in the ancient or medieval world?

Re:Was there PTSD in the ancient or medieval world? by kazen44 on Monday April 27, 2020 @08:08AM (#22995025)

Also, illness and mortality was far more definitive prior to modern medical breakthroughs.

Prior to world war 2, getting ill from a wide range of highly deadly or incapacitating diseases (polio for example) was quite common and far more fatal then it is today.

The culture around mortality has changed a lot in my opinion.

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Re:Was there PTSD in the ancient or medieval world? by Someone on Monday April 27, 2020 @09:54AM (#22995826)

Also, “highly deadly” included any serious open wound (open leg fracture, for example), stepping into a rusty nail or even getting a serious cold.

I think pneumonia, the flu, tuberculosis and diphtheria killed more people than polio (https://www.ncdemography.org/2014/06/16/mortality-and-cause-... doesn’t even mention it)

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Re:Was there PTSD in the ancient or medieval world? by benibela on Monday April 27, 2020 @02:04PM (#22998275)

Tuberculosis did not go away. World wide it still kills 1.5 million people / year and 25% of the population is infected.

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