GURPS On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

[Crakkerjakk]

Originally Posted by Icelander

The diagnosis, though I'll not comment about the utility of it in the real world, is at the very least broad enough to encompass people who would not be accurately modelled with a severe and full-blown GURPS Disadvantage that makes the character a psychological cripple. Actual, diagnosed PTSD can come in the form of any one of a range of disadvntages, including both severe ones and some that are comparatively fairly minor Disadvantages, and even, yes, Quirks.

Still doesn't mean most people have PTSD upon returning from combat. The statistics I've seen are that roughly 20% or returning military members have diagnosable PTSD, and that includes the people who only have symptoms at the quirk level.