A War of Nerves by Ben Shephard

A War of Nerves by Ben Shephard

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Summary

A history of 20th-century military psychiatry, drawing on a range of sources such as medical papers and official records. The topics covered range from World War I "shell shock" to the psychological aftermath of Vietnam, individual limits of resistance, and the ethical dilemmas of army doctors.

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A War of Nerves by Ben Shephard

A history of military psychiatry in the twentieth century. It reaches back to the Western Front when modern war and medicine first met, and traces their uneasy relationship through the eras of shell-shock, combat fatigue, post-traumatic stress disorder and Gulf War syndrome.
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ISBN 13 9780224060332
ISBN 10 0224060333
Title A War of Nerves
Author Ben Shephard
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2000-11-09
Number of pages 512
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