Shellshock in the College collections

Major Arthur HurstMedical diseases of war1940, 2nd ed.Soon after the beginning of WWI, military doctors noticed that soldiers started to show neurological symptoms like dizziness, tremor, tinnitus, amnesia, weakness and headache. In most of these cases, there was no obvious physical injury. This condition became known as ‘shellshock’ or ‘war neurosis’. Some doctors believed it was caused by hidden brain injuries or carbon monoxide poisoning, while others accused the affected soldiers of malingering.

Craiglockhart hydropathic hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

IB Psychology- 20th Century Events WWI ShellShock.

Brendan Kelly - Shell Shock and its Treatment at Dublin's Richmond War Hospital, 1916-1919

Shell Shocked Soldiers Face The Camera In The Psychiatric Ward Of A U.S. Army Hospital In Allerey History - Item # VAREVCHISL015EC249 - Posterazzi

War Neurosis and Cultural Change in England, 1914-22: The Work of the War Office Committee of Enquiry into 'Shell-Shock' - Ted Bogacz, 1989

Shellshock Nam 67 The Games Collection PC Game

1 Cricket pitch at Claybury, before 1917 (Armstrong-Jones collection

U-God – Shell Shock Lyrics

Rich Batzkall Collection