War and Health (eBook)

Harry Lee was professor of renal and metabolic medicine at Southampton University Medical School and for nine years was head of the Medical Assessment Programme for Gulf War Veterans at St Thomas' Hospital, London. Edgar Jones is professor of the history of medicine and psychiatry at the King's Centre for Military Health Research and has published widely on the subject of war syndromes.

List of Contributors.

Foreword.

1 Introduction.

2 Post-combat disorders, the Boer War to the Gulf.

3 Causation.

4 Is GWS about more than the Gulf War? An Anthropological
Approach to the Illness.

5 Combat Stress (The Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society),
Veterans and Psychological Trauma.

6 Clinical outcomes.

7 Conclusion.

Index.

"There are two excellent chapters on possible aetiological factors
and clinical features of GWS. These are exhaustive literature
reviews, well-written, and ultimately with a clear message."
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, June 2009)

"A well-produced little volume. The contributors have done a
good job in presenting their findings. Their conclusions are a
salutary lesson to all professionals and indeed advocates." (BMA
Medical Book Competition - Programme and Award Winners,
September 2008)

"...the book is well-researched and the conclusions
evidence-based." (The British Toxicology Society
Newsletter, Winter 2007)