Hidden epidemic of PTSD in our Aussie war nurses
There is evidence Australian nurses in World War I suffered undiagnosed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, according to a Queensland academic who is examining the experiences of nurses who staffed field hospitals in World War 1.
University of Queensland PHD student Fiona McLeod, who is examining the impact of war on army nurses, has studied diaries and published works of nurses who returned to Australia from the war.