Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), originally associated with combat, has always existed in some form, but it wasn't until 1980 that it was called PTSD traumatic and became an accredited diagnosis (Rothschild). The fact is, PTSD is one of many names for an old problem; that war has always had a serious psychological impact on people in an immediate and lasting way. PTSD has a history as long and significant as the history of world wars: thousands of years. Even though the diagnosis hasn't been around that long, there have always been different names and symptoms of PTSD. Some physical symptoms include increased blood pressure, excessive heart rate, rapid breathing, muscle tension, nausea, diarrhea, problems with vision, speech, trouble walking, convulsive vomiting, heart palpitations, twitching or twitching, weakness, and severe muscle cramps. The individual may also suffer from psychological symptoms, such as violent nightmares, flashbacks, melancholy, sleep disturbances or insomnia, loss of appetite, and anxieties when reminded of certain things, such as the anniversary date of the event (Peterson, 2009). PTSD can be found as early as ancient Greek and Roman history, for example the Greek historian Herodotus mentions "an Athenian warrior who became permanently blind when the soldier standing next to him was killed, although the blinded soldier was not injured in any part of the body". body” when he wrote of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC He “also writes of the Spartan commander Leonidas, who, at the Battle of the Pass of Thermopylae in 480 BC, dismissed his men from joining the fight because he clearly recognized that they were psychologically exhausted from the battles precedents. They had no heart for... half of the paper... to gain financially (combined with veteran pride and distrust) explains the fact that of the 830,000 Vietnam veterans with full or partial PTSD, only 55,119 they submitted compensation claims and medical boards believed only 28,411 (Triangle Institute study, July 1990) (Bentley, 2005)! Works Cited Bentley, S. (2005, March). A brief history of posttraumatic stress disorder. Retrieved June 12, 2011, from Veteran: http://www.vva.org/archive/TheVeteran/2005_03/feature_HistoryPTSD.htmPBS. (n.d.). PBS Organization. Retrieved 12.6.2011 from The Soldier's Heart: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heart/themes/shellshock.htmlPeterson, D. (2009). From Shell shock to post-traumatic stress disorder. Retrieved June 12, 2011, from http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2009/ptsd/Rothschild, B. (n.d.). Post-traumatic stress disorder:. Retrieved 11 6, 20011, from http://www.healing-arts.org/tir/nr-rothschild.htm