LEADER 02817nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910780963203321 005 20230725041844.0 010 $a1-4411-6144-9 010 $a1-282-59059-6 010 $a9786612590597 010 $a0-8264-2103-2 035 $a(CKB)2520000000009513 035 $a(EBL)495356 035 $a(OCoLC)600096319 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357391 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11252007 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357391 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10353398 035 $a(PQKB)10865495 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC495356 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6162183 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL495356 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10372193 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL259059 035 $a(OCoLC)893334864 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000009513 100 $a20091015d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBroken men$b[electronic resource] $eshell shock, treatment and recovery in Britain, 1914-1930 /$fFiona Reid 210 $aLondon $cContinuum$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-4885-X 311 $a1-84725-241-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThis 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 tha 606 $aWar neuroses$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xMedical care$zGreat Britain 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xVeterans$xMental health$zGreat Britain 615 0$aWar neuroses$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xMedical care 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xVeterans$xMental health 676 $a616.85212 700 $aReid$b Fiona$f1933-$01501393 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780963203321 996 $aBroken men$93728511 997 $aUNINA