A War of Nerves Soldiers and Psychiatrists in the Twentieth Century |
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| Author:
| Shephard, Ben |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-01119-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.99 |
Book Description:
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This is a history of military psychiatry in the twentieth century. Both absorbing historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it weaves literary, medical, and military lore to give us a fascinating history of war neuroses and their treatment, from the World Wars through Vietnam and up to the Gulf War.
This is a history of military psychiatry in the twentieth century. Both absorbing historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it weaves literary, medical, and military lore to give us a fascinating history of war neuroses and their treatment, from the World Wars through Vietnam and up to the Gulf War.