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Vietnam syndrome
According to Sadock - the psychiatric morbidity associated with Vietnam War veterans that finally brought the concept of post-traumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the anxiety disorders that occur after a person sees, is involved in, or hears of an extreme traumatic stressor ..., as it is currently known, to fruition.
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References:
Sadock, B.J., Sadock, V.A. Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry. Ninth edition, Philadelphia; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003