Link to the Show / Show NotesIn the early 1970s, Penny Coleman married Daniel, a young Vietnam veteran and fellow photographer. Soon, Daniel became deeply troubled, falling victim to multiple addictions and becoming strangely insecure. He suffered from what we now call PTSD — posttraumatic stress disorder. After Coleman left him, he committed suicide.
Struggling to understand Daniel's experience, Coleman began investigating the history of PTSD and found clear cases of the disorder as far back as the Civil War. In her new book, Flashback: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of War, she traces the experience of PTSD throughout history.
Coleman, is also the author of Village Elders and teaches photography and photojournalism at the International Center for Photography and at New Jersey City University.
Recorded August 8, 2006
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