# The Second World War: Shellshock to Psychiatry

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Roderick Bailey
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/second-world-war-shellshock-psychiatry)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. Part of the Mondays at One Spring series.

## Lectures

1. [The Second World War: Shellshock to Psychiatry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/second-world-war-shellshock-psychiatry/fce9a675f9cf) (YouTube)