Mental Weakness and the Failures of Military Psychiatry

Journal of Mind and Behavior 43 (1):55-65 (2022)
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Abstract

In this critical notice, I review and critique ‘Psychiatric Casualties’ (2021) by Mark C. Russell and Charles Figley. In so doing, I analyze a natural experiment from WWII, which has previously only been misinterpreted. The natural experiment leads me to conclude that predisposition results in some individuals being far more likely than others to develop war stress disorders such as PTSD. This point puts me in disagreement with Russell and Figley, though I endorse the general message of their book: that the military has failed in its responsibility to properly care for psychiatric casualties, and that there are steps which could be taken to improve the situation.

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Stuart T Doyle
University of Kansas

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