PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder): Journal Articles

Use these terms when searching for PTSD:

• Emotional trauma
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (DSM-V preferred term)
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Posttraumatic Stress Injury
• Post-traumatic Stress Injury
• Post Traumatic Stress Injury
• PTSD
• Stress reactions
• Traumatic neurosis
• TRAUMATIC NEUROSIS or STRESS REACTIONS to access references to POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER from 1973-1984 (EBSCOhost)
• Combat stress reaction
• Shell shock (World War 1 term)
• Battle fatigue (World War 2 term)
• Combat fatigue (World War 2 term)

Sources: EBSCOhost and ProQuest Thesauri

Start with these databases for general PTSD research

Use these databases for more specialized research

National Archives Identifier 12003943; “Photograph of an American Medical Officer Bandaging the Hand of an American Soldier,” 6/8/1944; Index to Personalities in the U.S. Army Signal Corps Photographic Files (111-SC, 111-P, 111-PC, 111-C), 1940 - 1981; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)
• Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI)
• Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS)
• Root Shock