Originally published in 1958, this account of the work of psychiatrists in the British Army during the Second World War is based on the study of all available documents, both published and unpublished. It also draws on the author’s first-hand experience of the clinical and administrative aspects of Army psychiatry. The work addresses the wartime challenges presented by the high incidence of mental illness and the large numbers of mentally backward and maladjusted men in the Service.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Study: Based on extensive research of all available documents.
- First-Hand Experience: Incorporates the author’s personal insights into Army psychiatry.
- Wartime Mental Health: Discusses the high incidence of mental illness during the war.
- Personnel Management: Explores methods developed for the selection and efficient use of officers.
- Rehabilitation Focus: Addresses the rehabilitation of disabled ex-servicemen and civil resettlement of repatriated prisoners of war.
Additional Information
This account also deals with the psychiatric aspects of discipline, morale, training, and prolonged service overseas. Additionally, it covers the treatment and evacuation of psychiatric battle casualties in the forward areas, under difficult and varied conditions.
