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Invisible Scars: Mental Trauma and the Korean War (2017)

Fitzpatrick, K. Meghan (Author)

UBC Press
Publication date: 2017
Language: English

ISBN: 9780774834780

Publication Date: 2017
Physical Details: 196

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Psychiatry Health care Soldiers Disabilities; disability; accessibility Veterans War neuroses Psychic trauma Medicine and the military; medicine in war 20th century, late Commonwealth countries

Invisible Scars provides the first extended exploration of Commonwealth Division psychiatry during the Korean War and the psychiatric-care systems in place for the thousands of soldiers who fought in that conflict. Fitzpatrick demonstrates that although Commonwealth forces were generally successful in returning psychologically traumatized servicemen to duty, they failed to compensate or support in a meaningful way veterans returning to civilian life. Moreover, ignorance at home contributed to widespread misunderstanding of their condition. This book offers an intimate look into the history of psychological trauma. In addition, it engages with current disability, pensions, and compensation issues that remain hotly contested.

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Review Matthew W Dunne (2018) Review of "Invisible Scars: Mental Trauma and the Korean War". History of Psychiatry (pp. 498-499). unapi

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