Tom is a world war ii war hero who suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression. in 1954, he was sent to an institution for treatment. he was successfully cured and he reentered society to lead a normal life. he was most likely admitted to a(n)

I believe the answer is: mental hospital

Post traumatic stress disorder would make the ex-soldiers constantly believe that they still on the battlefield even if they've alredy come to their home country.

If their disorder left untreated, they could potentially snapped and perceive normal civilians as the enemies that they faced in the battlefield, which could potentially resulted in injuries or death.

  i think colonial period |-/