Psychiatry in the U.S. Army: Lessons for Community Psychiatry
Abstract
This volume is a companion book to "Neuropsychiatry in the World War" (World War I, 1929); "Neuropsychiatry in World War II, Volume I, Zone of the Interior," (1966); and "Neuropsychiatry in World War II, Volume II, Overseas Theaters," (1973). The previous volumes of this series focused almost exclusively upon the establishment and operation of neuropsychiatric services under wartime conditions. In contrast, the present volume deals with significant events of Army psychiatry in peace and war since the end of World War II. Following an overview of the beginnings of military psychiatry in Chapter 1, Chapters 2-4 cover the evolution of military psychiatry up to 1950. These chapters focus on Army psychiatry and neurology during the Civil War; Army psychiatry in the post-Civil War era (1866-1914), including the health of the Army during this period and during the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection, and Boxer Rebellion; and Army psychiatry during World Wars I and II. Chapters 5-12 focus on the Korean War in terms of combat phases and psychiatric response. These chapters examine the background to the Korean War; the North Korean Invasion of Jun-Sep 1950; the United Nations (UN) Offensive of Sep-Nov 1950, including psychiatric casualties, shock therapy, and Japanese B encephalitis; the Chinese Communist Offensive of Nov 1950-Jan 1951; the UN Winter Offensive of Jan-Apr 1951; the Spring Offensives of Apr-Jul 1951; truce negotiations and limited offensives by the UN in Jul-Oct 1951; and military psychiatry after the first year of the Korean War. Chapters 13-16 focus on military psychiatry during the interval between the Korean War and the Vietnam War (1953-1961); military psychiatry in Vietnam; military psychiatry in selected international conflicts (1967-1993), such as the Arab-Israeli Wars, Afghan War, Iran-Iraq War, U.S. invasions of Grenada and Panama, Persian Gulf War, and Somalia; and the future of military psychiatry.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA434841
Entities
People
- Albert J. Glass
- Franklin D. Jones
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences