Broken Men Shell Shock, Treatment and Recovery in Britain 1914-30

Name: Broken Men Shell Shock, Treatment and Recovery in Britain 1914-30
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ISBN: 9781441148858

ISBN-10: 144114885X

ISBN-13: 9781441148858

Edition: 2011

Authors: Fiona Reid

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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 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 security. It is this conflict between the political rhetoric and the lived experience of many wounded veterans that explains why the government was unable to dispel the negative wartime assessment of official shell-shock treatment. There was also a…

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 12/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 0.308



Illustrations


Acknowledgements


Introduction



Shell Shock and Weak Nerves



Encountering Shell-Shocked Men



Lest We Forget



Lunatics and Lunacy Reform



No Longer 'Nerve-Wracked Boys'



Shell Shock and Veterans' Voices


Notes


Bibliography


Index