02850nam 2200649Ia 450 991045653460332120200520144314.01-4411-6144-91-282-59059-697866125905970-8264-2103-2(CKB)2520000000009513(EBL)495356(OCoLC)600096319(SSID)ssj0000357391(PQKBManifestationID)11252007(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357391(PQKBWorkID)10353398(PQKB)10865495(MiAaPQ)EBC495356(MiAaPQ)EBC6162183(Au-PeEL)EBL495356(CaPaEBR)ebr10372193(CaONFJC)MIL259059(OCoLC)893334864(EXLCZ)99252000000000951320091015d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBroken men[electronic resource] shell shock, treatment and recovery in Britain, 1914-1930 /Fiona ReidLondon Continuum20101 online resource (229 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-4885-X 1-84725-241-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Shell Shock and Weak Nerves; 2 Encountering Shell-Shocked Men; 3 Lest We Forget; 4 Lunatics and Lunacy Reform; 5 No Longer 'Nerve-Wracked Boys'; 6 Shell Shock and Veterans' Voices; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book offers a genuinely new insight into the lives of shell-shocked soldiers both during and after the Great War. Shell shock achieved a very high political profile in the years 1919-1922. Publications ranging from ""John Bull"" to the ""Morning Post"" insisted that shell-shocked men should be treated with respect, and the Minister for Health, announced in 1921 that the government was committed to protecting shell-shocked men from the stigma of lunacy. Yet at the same time, many mentally-wounded veterans were struggling with a pension system which was failing to give them the security thaWar neurosesGreat BritainHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1914-1918Medical careGreat BritainWorld War, 1914-1918VeteransMental healthGreat BritainElectronic books.War neurosesHistoryWorld War, 1914-1918Medical careWorld War, 1914-1918VeteransMental health616.85212Reid Fiona1933-934150MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456534603321Broken men2103127UNINA