Indeed, my single-paragraph "history lesson" doesn't do the topic any justice. To add to what you've said, mental health care went through a deinstitutionaliza

Indeed, my single-paragraph "history lesson" doesn't do the topic any justice. To add to what you've said, mental health care went through a deinstitutionalization movement between the World Wars and the Vietnam War-- leaving a total void of "care" in place of torture/imprisonment. Upon reflection, I'd revise my statement to say that the impact of the trauma on veterans was much more visible than prior wars; in part because they ended up on the streets doing crack and heroin.