> Early in 1978, the diagnosis term "post-traumatic stress disorder" was first recommended in a working group finding presented to the Committee of Reactive Disorder
> The addition of the term to the DSM-III was greatly influenced by the experiences and conditions of U.S. military veterans of the Vietnam War.
Ham-fisted a film as it was, First Blood w/ Sylvester Stallone really launched the term into the American consciousness and completely changed the perception and sympathy towards Vietnam veterans. The DVD commentary is arguably more interesting than the movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder...
> Early in 1978, the diagnosis term "post-traumatic stress disorder" was first recommended in a working group finding presented to the Committee of Reactive Disorder
> The addition of the term to the DSM-III was greatly influenced by the experiences and conditions of U.S. military veterans of the Vietnam War.
Ham-fisted a film as it was, First Blood w/ Sylvester Stallone really launched the term into the American consciousness and completely changed the perception and sympathy towards Vietnam veterans. The DVD commentary is arguably more interesting than the movie.