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Treating trauma in First World War nurses
Dr Denise Poynter reveals how female nurses during the First World War were treated for trauma.
Soldiers were not the only ones to experience ‘shell shock’ during the First World War. Dr Denise Poynter argues that the notion of war-induced traumatic neurosis being the preserve of men is a pretence, and that the previous focus on male sufferers means the history of the condition is incomplete.
Dr Poynter will fill this gap in the research by outlining the experiences, symptoms and treatment of
1.30am to 12.30pm. FREE. Booking recommended.
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT
Fri 29 Sep 2017
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