Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of tables viii
5. List of figures ix
6. Series editors’ foreword xi
7. Acknowledgements xii
8. A note on language and anonymisation xiii
9. List of abbreviations xiv
10. Introduction 1
11. 1 ‘A definitive neurasthenic temperament’? The Irish Tommy and veteran 22
12. 2 Neurasthenic pensioners in revolutionary Ireland 63
13. 3 Neurasthenic pensioners in the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland 100
14. 4 The war hospital in Ireland 148
15. 5 The Service Patient scheme in Ireland 185
16. Conclusion 227
17. Select bibliography 233
18. Index 248