Did Ancient Warriors Suffer From PTSD?

A Canadian Army crewman stands inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flying over Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, July 5, 2011. (BAZ RATNER/BAZ RATNER/REUTERS)

Daily Mail: Did ancient warriors suffer PTSD too? Texts reveal that battles 3,000 years ago left soldiers traumatised by what they saw



* UK researchers have found signs of PTSD up to 3,000 years ago

* They say soldiers experiencing horrors of the battlefield is not just a phenomenon of modern warfare

* The earliest reference had been from the Battle of Marathon in 490BC

* But scientists traced mention of 'shell shock' back to 1,300 BC



WNU Editor: The human condition has not changed .... and wars have been with us since recorded time. So yes .... PTSD has been around for a very long time.