He was just wrong here. PTSD covers many problems, including "shell shock", but also survivors of, say, natural disasters, serious accidents, sexual abuse, and

He was just wrong here. PTSD covers many problems, including "shell shock", but also survivors of, say, natural disasters, serious accidents, sexual abuse, and many other types of traumatic experiences. And this is hardly an "American" thing; all societies do this sort of thing (although topics and methods vary). Carlin's views, like many Americans, were extremely centred on the US and seemed quite clueless about the rest of the world.