Is suicide and PTSD among soldiers returning from wars is a recent phenomenon or there is some recorded evidence in history too?

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jschooltiger

Hi there, this question has come up here a few times before. You may be interested in these threads:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6cqnyj/when_ptsd_was_officially_recognized_as_mental/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4a3x15/can_anyone_here_recommend_any_works_upon_mental/d0xi5bw/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4i6yxy/is_there_evidence_of_ptsd_in_soldiers_during/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/63ujea/are_there_any_examples_of_ptsd_from_early_wars_or/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/457idw/did_people_in_ancientmedieval_times_suffer_from/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1j6ssm/are_there_any_indications_of_combat_ptsd_in/cbbvfib/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3n2e6w/are_there_ancient_depictions_of_ptsd/