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UNINA9910783846003321 |
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Autore |
Jones Edgar <1953, > |
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Titolo |
Shell shock to PTSD : military psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War / / Edgar Jones, Simon Wessely |
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Hove ; ; New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2005 |
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1-135-42057-2 |
1-135-42058-0 |
1-280-23194-7 |
9786610231942 |
0-203-08682-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (299 p.) |
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Collana |
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Maudsley monographs, , 0076-5465 ; ; no. 47 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military psychiatry - History |
Military psychiatry - Great Britain - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-269) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Pre-1914 British military psychiatry -- Shell shock and the war neuroses -- Military psychiatry in the interwar period -- Treatment and outcomes during World War Two -- Screening and selection -- Post-1945 : Korea, Vietnam, and the Falklands -- War pensions and veterans' pressure groups -- PTSD : incidence and treatment in the military -- War syndromes. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 dis |
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