How was PTSD/battleshock perceived and dealt with in the ancient and medieval world? On the opposite foot, how were those warriors or leaders who had a lust for blood and warfare perceived?

by KevTravels
DanKensington

It's a complicated matter, made even more so by the inherent difficulty of psychoanalysing a long-dead person from a wholly different cultural background at a distance of years or centuries. u/Iphikrates examines the matter in this post, while u/hillsonghoods has a Monday Methods post on just why it's so complicated.