The trouble with Martin O'Meara

Philippa Martyr; Sophie Davison

doi:10.1177/1039856215597538

The trouble with Martin O'Meara

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© The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2015. Objective: 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). Method: We examined all available primary sources relating to the case of Martin O'Meara VC (1885-1935). Results: We found that O'Meara's symptoms are not consistent with a diagnosis of PTSD. Conclusions: It is more likely that O'Meara developed a form of schizoaffective disorder, or long-lasting trauma-induced psychosis, after World War I.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	536-539
Journal	Australasian Psychiatry
Volume	23
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856215597538
Publication status	Published - 2015

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