The beginning of an explanation for Gulf War Syndrome

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-05-11-Iraq-Afghanistan-dust-soldiers-illnesses_n.htm

Fascinating.  A childhood friend of mine actually died from this after the first Iraqi War.  I admit that some of the symptoms that some of the troops complain of could (possibly) be diagnosed as psychological reactions to the stress and fear that combat induces - and were.  The original term was "hysteria" which the early psychoanalysts incorrectly and damningly categorized as a purely female phenomena - thus creating a major stigma for any men, particularly troops, suffering from it.  And so we got a whole bunch of new catch phrase describing the same thing, but in more "manly" terms:  shell shock, battle fatigue, etc.  But the stigma still remains.  But this new research sounds like it's going to lead to a serious review of earlier denials and diagnoses.