A WAR OF NERVES (Book Review)

Reviews the book 'A War of Nerves: Soldiers and Psychiatrists in the Twentieth Century,' by Ben Shepard.
By PT Staff, published on May 01, 2001

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SOLDIERS AND PSYCHIATRISTS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURYHarvard, $27.95

Serious students of military psychiatry will enjoy many hours reading Ben Shepard's A War of Nerves. A specialist in the history of psychiatry, Shepard offers nearly 400 pages of details about every aspect of military psychiatry, from the shell shock of World War I to the post-traumatic stress disorder of the Gulf War. Although it may be read by both layman and scholar, Shepard's encyclopedic approach will appeal only to those dedicated to the subject.

Tags: gulf war, history of psychiatry, layman, post traumatic stress disorder, scholar, shell shock, traumatic stress disorder, world war

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