| Titre : | Shell Shock to PTSD: Military Psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War (Maudsley Monographs) | | Type de document : | texte imprimé | | Auteurs : | Simon WESSELY ; Edgar JONES | | Année de publication : | 2006 | | Importance : | 320 | | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-84169-580-8 | | Langues : | Anglais | | Catégories : | Guerre
histoire
Syndrome
Syndrome post-traumatique
| | Mots-clés : | Guerre Syndrome post-traumatique Histoire Syndrome | | Résumé : | The application of psychiatry to war and terrorism is highly topical and a source of intense media interest. Shell Shock to PTSD explores the central issues involved in maintaining the mental health of the armed forces and treating those who succumb to the intense stress of combat. Drawing on historical records, recent findings and interviews with veterans and psychiatrists, Edgar Jones and Simon Wessely present a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of military psychiatry. The psychological disorders suffered by servicemen and women from 1900 to the present are discussed and related to contemporary medical priorities and health concerns. This book provides a thought-provoking evaluation of the history and practice of military psychiatry, and places its findings in the context of advancing medical knowledge and the developing technology of warfare. It will be of interest to practicing military psychiatrists and those studying psychiatry, military history, war studies or medical history. Edgar Jones and Simon Wessely are amongst the finest historians of psychiatry and especially military psychiatry. Their book 'Shell shock to PTSD' proofs it. It gives a fine overview of war and madness and madness from war from the late nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century and some good insight into the peculiarities of it. A definite 'must have' for everyone interested or involved in military psychiatry. Pity though it (as so often, especially in WW-I literature) concerns itself mostly with British doctors and soldiers. dr Leo van Bergen medical historian VU-medical centre Amsterdam |
Shell Shock to PTSD: Military Psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War (Maudsley Monographs) [texte imprimé] / Simon WESSELY ; Edgar JONES . - 2006 . - 320. ISBN : 978-1-84169-580-8 Langues : Anglais | Catégories : | Guerre
histoire
Syndrome
Syndrome post-traumatique
| | Mots-clés : | Guerre Syndrome post-traumatique Histoire Syndrome | | Résumé : | The application of psychiatry to war and terrorism is highly topical and a source of intense media interest. Shell Shock to PTSD explores the central issues involved in maintaining the mental health of the armed forces and treating those who succumb to the intense stress of combat. Drawing on historical records, recent findings and interviews with veterans and psychiatrists, Edgar Jones and Simon Wessely present a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of military psychiatry. The psychological disorders suffered by servicemen and women from 1900 to the present are discussed and related to contemporary medical priorities and health concerns. This book provides a thought-provoking evaluation of the history and practice of military psychiatry, and places its findings in the context of advancing medical knowledge and the developing technology of warfare. It will be of interest to practicing military psychiatrists and those studying psychiatry, military history, war studies or medical history. Edgar Jones and Simon Wessely are amongst the finest historians of psychiatry and especially military psychiatry. Their book 'Shell shock to PTSD' proofs it. It gives a fine overview of war and madness and madness from war from the late nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century and some good insight into the peculiarities of it. A definite 'must have' for everyone interested or involved in military psychiatry. Pity though it (as so often, especially in WW-I literature) concerns itself mostly with British doctors and soldiers. dr Leo van Bergen medical historian VU-medical centre Amsterdam |
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