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.

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

Shell shocked: Emerging impacts of our acidifying seas

IB Psychology- 20th Century Events WWI ShellShock.

Wartime service honours of Dr William Aldren Turner (1864-1945)… Devised a management strategy for shell shock… Honoured by Belgium and Britain

Dimension Shellshock DLC Coming to TMNT: Shredder's Revenge

ShellShock – ShellShock

A contribution to the study of shell shock : being an account of three cases of loss of memory, vision, smell, and taste, admitted into the Duchess of Westminster's War Hospital, Le

Shell Shock During World War I

Craiglockhart hydropathic hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

War Poets' Collection – Edinburgh, Scotland - Atlas Obscura

15 Harrowing Photos of Soldiers In Complete Shell Shock

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision – Collections – The Public Domain Review

Shell shock: Giant invasive mussels eradicated from New Jersey pond – The Morning Call