Vietnam Syndrome

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Vietnam Syndrome

Psychiatry A popular term for the psychosocial consequences of active participation in the Vietnam conflict—e.g., substance abuse, depression
Sociology A term used in political analysis to describe the impact of the controversy over the Vietnam War on US foreign policy after 1975

Vietnam syndrome

Psychiatry A popular term for the psychosocial consequences of active participation in the Vietnam conflict–eg, substance abuse, depression. See Burned-out syndrome, Post-traumatic stress disorder. Cf Gulf War syndrome.

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