A film edited by Dasa Raimanova.
“Open City Docs Fest brought together veterans, psychologists, artists and journalists to discuss the trauma of war and its legacy – post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The panel looked at the history of post-traumatic stress disorder and show how the way it has been reported, understood, and responded to over the last 100 years has changed dramatically.
The event was chaired by Stuart Hughes, BBC News Senior World Affairs Producer. Stuart lost part of his right leg in a landmine explosion in Iraq in 2003 and was later treated for PTSD. He was joined by guest speakers including:
Jake Wood, Veteran diagnosed with chronic PTSD on his return from Afghanistan, and author of ‘Among You’.
Ben Shephard, Military and Medical Historian, and author of ‘A War of Nerves’.
Chris Brewin, Professor of Psychology at University College London, specialises in the field of memory, psychological responses to trauma and the treatment of anxiety, depression and post traumatic stress disorder.
Derek Eland, official war artist embedded with the British Army in Helmand, Afghanistan 2011. He portrays the emotional accounts of soldiers, written in the immediate aftermath of battle.
Kevin Weaver, a former war correspondent diagnosed with PTSD, who was shot and wounded in 1992 in Sarajevo, covered Rwanda’s genocide and the Kosovo conflict before becoming a teacher and artist.”
With thanks to opencitydocsfest.com for the text above.