Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I: Before the War
8. 1. Mobilizing for War 13
9. 2. Military Necessity Overrides Psychiatric Skepticism 34
10. 3. Debating Screening’s Viability 46
11. Part II: During the War
12. 4. Psychiatric Policy Making in the Throes of War 77
13. 5. The Public Reaction 101
14. 6. The Response of Psychiatrists 120
15. 7. The Horrors of War and Beginnings of Change 138
16. 8. From Prediction to Prevention 153
17. 9. Limits to Prevention and Treatment 177
18. Part III: After the War
19. 10. Return to Normalcy 209
20. 11. From “War Man” to “Peace Man" 232
21. Conclusion 247
22. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 253
23. Principal Physicians and Social Scientists 255
24. Appendix A: Medical Circular No. 1 275
25. Appendix B: Circular Letter No. 19 277
26. Appendix C: Key Investigations of Military Psychiatry 279
27. Acknowledgments 281
28. Notes 287
29. Select Works 405
30. Index 441