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- Title
The trouble with Martin O'Meara.
- Authors
Martyr, Philippa; Davison, Sophie
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>The objective of this article is to highlight the pitfalls of translating historical cases of wartime psychiatric trauma into modern post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).<bold>Method: </bold>We examined all available primary sources relating to the case of Martin O'Meara VC (1885-1935).<bold>Results: </bold>We found that O'Meara's symptoms are not consistent with a diagnosis of PTSD.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>It is more likely that O'Meara developed a form of schizoaffective disorder, or long-lasting trauma-induced psychosis, after World War I.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; O'MEARA, Martin; POST-traumatic stress disorder; WORLD War I; EMOTIONAL trauma; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE disorders; PSYCHOSES; HISTORY; WAR
- Publication
Australasian Psychiatry, 2015, Vol 23, Issue 5, p536
- ISSN
1039-8562
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/1039856215597538