Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597, making us London's oldest higher education institution. This podcast offers our recorded lectures that are free to access from the Gresham College website, or our YouTube channel.
Gresham College Lectures
The Second World War: Shellshock to Psychiatry
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A History of the Armed Forces use of psychiatry to prevent and treat psychologial casualties: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-second-world-war-shellshock-to-psychiatry
Psychiatric casualties are acknowledged today as inevitable and important consequences of modern warfare. This lecture will discuss the extent to which advances were made during the Second World War in our understanding of war-related psychological stress.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-second-world-war-shellshock-to-psychiatry
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website.
Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege
Psychiatric casualties are acknowledged today as inevitable and important consequences of modern warfare. This lecture will discuss the extent to which advances were made during the Second World War in our understanding of war-related psychological stress.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-second-world-war-shellshock-to-psychiatry
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website.
Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege