Psychiatry in the British Army in the Second World War

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in the British Army during the Second World War is based on the study of all available documents, published and unpublished, as well as on the author's first-hand experience of the clinical and administrative aspects of Army psychiatry.

Foreword by Dr J.R. Rees. Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Personnel Selection 3. Officer Selection 4. Mental Defect and Dullness 5. Disciplinary Problems 6. Treatment and Disposal of Psychiatric Cases 7. Forward Psychiatry 8. Problems of Training and Morale 9. Rehabilitation and Civil Resettlement of Repatriated Prisoners of War 10. Conclusion. Appendices. List of Abbreviations. General Bibliography. Supplementary (Technical) Bibliography. Index.