Military Psychiatry A Comparative Perspective |
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Author:
| Gabriel, Richard A. |
Series title: | Contributions in Military Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-313-25491-8 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1986 |
Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, LLC
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Imprint: | Praeger |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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The problem of battle stress has become a major factor in the question of military effectiveness. Current estimates suggest that modern armies are likely to lose between forty and fifty percent of their total strength as a result of psychiatric collapse. The first work of its kind ever published in the field of comparative military psychiatry, this book draws together a cross-cultural analysis of the discipline as practiced by the armies of the United States, Germany, Israel, and...
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The problem of battle stress has become a major factor in the question of military effectiveness. Current estimates suggest that modern armies are likely to lose between forty and fifty percent of their total strength as a result of psychiatric collapse. The first work of its kind ever published in the field of comparative military psychiatry, this book draws together a cross-cultural analysis of the discipline as practiced by the armies of the United States, Germany, Israel, and the Soviet Union.