From Shell Shock to Combat Stress: A Comparative History of Military Psychiatry - Softcover

Binneveld, Hans H.

 
9789053562703: From Shell Shock to Combat Stress: A Comparative History of Military Psychiatry
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9053562702 ISBN 13: 9789053562703
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

War confronts a soldier with extreme situations. Armed conflicts produce not only deaths and injuries but mental breakdowns as well. The field of military psychiatry was founded at the beginning of this century. This book presents a history of this field. The first part provides a historical survey of the conduct of war, with an emphasis on front-line experiences and the psychological pressures typical of various combat situations. The second part deals with military psychiatry itself. Analysis of the relation between civil and military psychiatry shows that, contrary to a commonly held view, the phenomenon of war has not led to important innovations in the area of therapy.

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Synopsis

This work presents a history of military psychiatry. The first part provides a historical survey of the conduct of war, with an emphasis on front-line experiences. The second part deals with military psychiatry itself - the problems soldiers suffer from and how they were diagnosed.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9053562702
ISBN 13 
9789053562703
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
220