War neurosis and civilian mental health in Britain during the Second World War

This thesis investigates the mental health of civilians through an exploration of medical discourse, government policy and psychiatric practice in Britain during the Second World War. The first section of the thesis analyses how the diagnosis of ‘war neurosis’ was constructed and theorised in psychi...

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Main Author: Croft, Hazel
Published: Birkbeck (University of London) 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.687591